tusina

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See also: tușina

Finnish

Etymology

From Swedish dussin (“dozen”).

Pronunciation

Noun

tusina

  1. dozen (twelve pieces)
    Saisinko tusinan munia?
    Can I have a dozen eggs, please?
  2. (in compounds, derogatory) used to suggest something or someone is without distinction or merit average, mediocre, a dime a dozen
    tusinataide ― shoddy, unremarkable art

Declension

Inflection of tusina (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative tusina tusinat
genitive tusinan tusinoiden
tusinoitten
partitive tusinaa tusinoita
illative tusinaan tusinoihin
singular plural
nominative tusina tusinat
accusative nom. tusina tusinat
gen. tusinan
genitive tusinan tusinoiden
tusinoitten
tusinain rare
partitive tusinaa tusinoita
inessive tusinassa tusinoissa
elative tusinasta tusinoista
illative tusinaan tusinoihin
adessive tusinalla tusinoilla
ablative tusinalta tusinoilta
allative tusinalle tusinoille
essive tusinana tusinoina
translative tusinaksi tusinoiksi
abessive tusinatta tusinoitta
instructive — tusinoin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of tusina (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative tusinani tusinani
accusative nom. tusinani tusinani
gen. tusinani
genitive tusinani tusinoideni
tusinoitteni
tusinaini rare
partitive tusinaani tusinoitani
inessive tusinassani tusinoissani
elative tusinastani tusinoistani
illative tusinaani tusinoihini
adessive tusinallani tusinoillani
ablative tusinaltani tusinoiltani
allative tusinalleni tusinoilleni
essive tusinanani tusinoinani
translative tusinakseni tusinoikseni
abessive tusinattani tusinoittani
instructive — —
comitative — tusinoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative tusinasi tusinasi
accusative nom. tusinasi tusinasi
gen. tusinasi
genitive tusinasi tusinoidesi
tusinoittesi
tusinaisi rare
partitive tusinaasi tusinoitasi
inessive tusinassasi tusinoissasi
elative tusinastasi tusinoistasi
illative tusinaasi tusinoihisi
adessive tusinallasi tusinoillasi
ablative tusinaltasi tusinoiltasi
allative tusinallesi tusinoillesi
essive tusinanasi tusinoinasi
translative tusinaksesi tusinoiksesi
abessive tusinattasi tusinoittasi
instructive — —
comitative — tusinoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative tusinamme tusinamme
accusative nom. tusinamme tusinamme
gen. tusinamme
genitive tusinamme tusinoidemme
tusinoittemme
tusinaimme rare
partitive tusinaamme tusinoitamme
inessive tusinassamme tusinoissamme
elative tusinastamme tusinoistamme
illative tusinaamme tusinoihimme
adessive tusinallamme tusinoillamme
ablative tusinaltamme tusinoiltamme
allative tusinallemme tusinoillemme
essive tusinanamme tusinoinamme
translative tusinaksemme tusinoiksemme
abessive tusinattamme tusinoittamme
instructive — —
comitative — tusinoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative tusinanne tusinanne
accusative nom. tusinanne tusinanne
gen. tusinanne
genitive tusinanne tusinoidenne
tusinoittenne
tusinainne rare
partitive tusinaanne tusinoitanne
inessive tusinassanne tusinoissanne
elative tusinastanne tusinoistanne
illative tusinaanne tusinoihinne
adessive tusinallanne tusinoillanne
ablative tusinaltanne tusinoiltanne
allative tusinallenne tusinoillenne
essive tusinananne tusinoinanne
translative tusinaksenne tusinoiksenne
abessive tusinattanne tusinoittanne
instructive — —
comitative — tusinoinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative tusinansa tusinansa
accusative nom. tusinansa tusinansa
gen. tusinansa
genitive tusinansa tusinoidensa
tusinoittensa
tusinainsa rare
partitive tusinaansa tusinoitaan
tusinoitansa
inessive tusinassaan
tusinassansa 		tusinoissaan
tusinoissansa
elative tusinastaan
tusinastansa 		tusinoistaan
tusinoistansa
illative tusinaansa tusinoihinsa
adessive tusinallaan
tusinallansa 		tusinoillaan
tusinoillansa
ablative tusinaltaan
tusinaltansa 		tusinoiltaan
tusinoiltansa
allative tusinalleen
tusinallensa 		tusinoilleen
tusinoillensa
essive tusinanaan
tusinanansa 		tusinoinaan
tusinoinansa
translative tusinakseen
tusinaksensa 		tusinoikseen
tusinoiksensa
abessive tusinattaan
tusinattansa 		tusinoittaan
tusinoittansa
instructive — —
comitative — tusinoineen
tusinoinensa

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