kusiainen
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Finnish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Proto-Finnic *kuci-, from Proto-Uralic *kuńśe. Either from the same origin as kusi, or otherwise influenced by it. Related to Livvi kudžoi, Veps kužiaine, Komi-Permyak кодзувкот (kodźuvkot), Udmurt кузьыли (kuźyľi) and Hungarian hangya.
Noun[edit]
kusiainen
Declension[edit]
Inflection of kusiainen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation) | ||||
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nominative | kusiainen | kusiaiset | ||
genitive | kusiaisen | kusiaisten kusiaisien | ||
partitive | kusiaista | kusiaisia | ||
illative | kusiaiseen | kusiaisiin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | kusiainen | kusiaiset | ||
accusative | nom. | kusiainen | kusiaiset | |
gen. | kusiaisen | |||
genitive | kusiaisen | kusiaisten kusiaisien | ||
partitive | kusiaista | kusiaisia | ||
inessive | kusiaisessa | kusiaisissa | ||
elative | kusiaisesta | kusiaisista | ||
illative | kusiaiseen | kusiaisiin | ||
adessive | kusiaisella | kusiaisilla | ||
ablative | kusiaiselta | kusiaisilta | ||
allative | kusiaiselle | kusiaisille | ||
essive | kusiaisena | kusiaisina | ||
translative | kusiaiseksi | kusiaisiksi | ||
abessive | kusiaisetta | kusiaisitta | ||
instructive | — | kusiaisin | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Synonyms[edit]
- (common red ant): siloviholainen
- (ant): muurahainen
Derived terms[edit]
compounds
Further reading[edit]
- “kusiainen”, 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 2023-07-01
Etymology 2[edit]
From kuusisataa (“six hundred”) > kuusisatanen > kusiainen via phonetic similarity (to etymology 1) and for pejorative effect.
Noun[edit]
kusiainen (informal)
- (nickname) Fiat 600, a small Italian car manufactured from 1955 to 1969
Declension[edit]
Inflection of kusiainen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation) | ||||
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nominative | kusiainen | kusiaiset | ||
genitive | kusiaisen | kusiaisten kusiaisien | ||
partitive | kusiaista | kusiaisia | ||
illative | kusiaiseen | kusiaisiin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | kusiainen | kusiaiset | ||
accusative | nom. | kusiainen | kusiaiset | |
gen. | kusiaisen | |||
genitive | kusiaisen | kusiaisten kusiaisien | ||
partitive | kusiaista | kusiaisia | ||
inessive | kusiaisessa | kusiaisissa | ||
elative | kusiaisesta | kusiaisista | ||
illative | kusiaiseen | kusiaisiin | ||
adessive | kusiaisella | kusiaisilla | ||
ablative | kusiaiselta | kusiaisilta | ||
allative | kusiaiselle | kusiaisille | ||
essive | kusiaisena | kusiaisina | ||
translative | kusiaiseksi | kusiaisiksi | ||
abessive | kusiaisetta | kusiaisitta | ||
instructive | — | kusiaisin | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
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