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English[edit]
Noun[edit]
jussi (uncountable)
- Alternative form of jusi
- 2004, Steven Flusty, De-Coca-colonization: making the globe from the inside out, page 95:
- Organza is now often substituted for jussi, both being light, transparent fabrics well suited to the heat and humidity of the Philippines.
Finnish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From the given name Jussi. The "Midsummer Day" comes from the fact that the given name is a vernacular form of the name Johannes from which juhannus (“Midsummer Day”) also originates.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
jussi
- (colloquial) midsummer, Midsummer Day
- Synonym: juhannus
- Oltiin jussina mökillä.
- We spent the midsummer at our summer house.
- (childish or colloquial, when used as last word of a compound) hare
- Synonym: jänis
Declension[edit]
Inflection of jussi (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | ||||
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nominative | jussi | jussit | ||
genitive | jussin | jussien | ||
partitive | jussia | jusseja | ||
illative | jussiin | jusseihin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | jussi | jussit | ||
accusative | nom. | jussi | jussit | |
gen. | jussin | |||
genitive | jussin | jussien | ||
partitive | jussia | jusseja | ||
inessive | jussissa | jusseissa | ||
elative | jussista | jusseista | ||
illative | jussiin | jusseihin | ||
adessive | jussilla | jusseilla | ||
ablative | jussilta | jusseilta | ||
allative | jussille | jusseille | ||
essive | jussina | jusseina | ||
translative | jussiksi | jusseiksi | ||
abessive | jussitta | jusseitta | ||
instructive | — | jussein | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Derived terms[edit]
compounds
Further reading[edit]
- “jussi”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02
Latin[edit]
Verb[edit]
jussī
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