kutuasu

Finnish

Sockeye salmon female (top) and male (below) in their spawning colors.

Etymology

kutu (“spawning”) +‎ asu (“outfit, dress”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkutuˌɑsu/, [ˈkut̪uˌɑ̝s̠u]
• Rhymes: -ɑsu
• Syllabification^(key): ku‧tu‧a‧su

Noun

kutuasu

1. spawning dress, spawning colors (the characteristic appearance of a fish when spawning)

Declension

Inflection of kutuasu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		kutuasu	kutuasut
genitive		kutuasun	kutuasujen
partitive		kutuasua	kutuasuja
illative		kutuasuun	kutuasuihin
		singular	plural
nominative		kutuasu	kutuasut
accusative	nom.	kutuasu	kutuasut
	gen.	kutuasun
genitive		kutuasun	kutuasujen
partitive		kutuasua	kutuasuja
inessive		kutuasussa	kutuasuissa
elative		kutuasusta	kutuasuista
illative		kutuasuun	kutuasuihin
adessive		kutuasulla	kutuasuilla
ablative		kutuasulta	kutuasuilta
allative		kutuasulle	kutuasuille
essive		kutuasuna	kutuasuina
translative		kutuasuksi	kutuasuiksi
abessive		kutuasutta	kutuasuitta
instructive		—	kutuasuin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of kutuasu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kutuasuni kutuasuni accusative nom. kutuasuni kutuasuni gen. kutuasuni genitive kutuasuni kutuasujeni partitive kutuasuani kutuasujani inessive kutuasussani kutuasuissani elative kutuasustani kutuasuistani illative kutuasuuni kutuasuihini adessive kutuasullani kutuasuillani ablative kutuasultani kutuasuiltani allative kutuasulleni kutuasuilleni essive kutuasunani kutuasuinani translative kutuasukseni kutuasuikseni abessive kutuasuttani kutuasuittani instructive — — comitative — kutuasuineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kutuasusi kutuasusi accusative nom. kutuasusi kutuasusi gen. kutuasusi genitive kutuasusi kutuasujesi partitive kutuasuasi kutuasujasi inessive kutuasussasi kutuasuissasi elative kutuasustasi kutuasuistasi illative kutuasuusi kutuasuihisi adessive kutuasullasi kutuasuillasi ablative kutuasultasi kutuasuiltasi allative kutuasullesi kutuasuillesi essive kutuasunasi kutuasuinasi translative kutuasuksesi kutuasuiksesi abessive kutuasuttasi kutuasuittasi instructive — — comitative — kutuasuinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kutuasumme kutuasumme accusative nom. kutuasumme kutuasumme gen. kutuasumme genitive kutuasumme kutuasujemme partitive kutuasuamme kutuasujamme inessive kutuasussamme kutuasuissamme elative kutuasustamme kutuasuistamme illative kutuasuumme kutuasuihimme adessive kutuasullamme kutuasuillamme ablative kutuasultamme kutuasuiltamme allative kutuasullemme kutuasuillemme essive kutuasunamme kutuasuinamme translative kutuasuksemme kutuasuiksemme abessive kutuasuttamme kutuasuittamme instructive — — comitative — kutuasuinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kutuasunne kutuasunne accusative nom. kutuasunne kutuasunne gen. kutuasunne genitive kutuasunne kutuasujenne partitive kutuasuanne kutuasujanne inessive kutuasussanne kutuasuissanne elative kutuasustanne kutuasuistanne illative kutuasuunne kutuasuihinne adessive kutuasullanne kutuasuillanne ablative kutuasultanne kutuasuiltanne allative kutuasullenne kutuasuillenne essive kutuasunanne kutuasuinanne translative kutuasuksenne kutuasuiksenne abessive kutuasuttanne kutuasuittanne instructive — — comitative — kutuasuinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative kutuasunsa kutuasunsa accusative nom. kutuasunsa kutuasunsa gen. kutuasunsa genitive kutuasunsa kutuasujensa partitive kutuasuaan kutuasuansa kutuasujaan kutuasujansa inessive kutuasussaan kutuasussansa kutuasuissaan kutuasuissansa elative kutuasustaan kutuasustansa kutuasuistaan kutuasuistansa illative kutuasuunsa kutuasuihinsa adessive kutuasullaan kutuasullansa kutuasuillaan kutuasuillansa ablative kutuasultaan kutuasultansa kutuasuiltaan kutuasuiltansa allative kutuasulleen kutuasullensa kutuasuilleen kutuasuillensa essive kutuasunaan kutuasunansa kutuasuinaan kutuasuinansa translative kutuasukseen kutuasuksensa kutuasuikseen kutuasuiksensa abessive kutuasuttaan kutuasuttansa kutuasuittaan kutuasuittansa instructive — — comitative — kutuasuineen kutuasuinensa

Synonyms

• kutupuku

Derived terms

• kutuasuinen