kautsu

Finnish

Etymology

From older Swedish kautschu, from French caoutchouc, from Quechua kawchu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑu̯tsu/, [ˈkɑ̝u̯ts̠u]
• Rhymes: -ɑutsu
• Syllabification^(key): kaut‧su

Noun

kautsu

1. natural rubber; latex

Declension

Inflection of kautsu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		kautsu	kautsut
genitive		kautsun	kautsujen
partitive		kautsua	kautsuja
illative		kautsuun	kautsuihin
		singular	plural
nominative		kautsu	kautsut
accusative	nom.	kautsu	kautsut
	gen.	kautsun
genitive		kautsun	kautsujen
partitive		kautsua	kautsuja
inessive		kautsussa	kautsuissa
elative		kautsusta	kautsuista
illative		kautsuun	kautsuihin
adessive		kautsulla	kautsuilla
ablative		kautsulta	kautsuilta
allative		kautsulle	kautsuille
essive		kautsuna	kautsuina
translative		kautsuksi	kautsuiksi
abessive		kautsutta	kautsuitta
instructive		—	kautsuin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

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

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kautsuni kautsuni accusative nom. kautsuni kautsuni gen. kautsuni genitive kautsuni kautsujeni partitive kautsuani kautsujani inessive kautsussani kautsuissani elative kautsustani kautsuistani illative kautsuuni kautsuihini adessive kautsullani kautsuillani ablative kautsultani kautsuiltani allative kautsulleni kautsuilleni essive kautsunani kautsuinani translative kautsukseni kautsuikseni abessive kautsuttani kautsuittani instructive — — comitative — kautsuineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kautsusi kautsusi accusative nom. kautsusi kautsusi gen. kautsusi genitive kautsusi kautsujesi partitive kautsuasi kautsujasi inessive kautsussasi kautsuissasi elative kautsustasi kautsuistasi illative kautsuusi kautsuihisi adessive kautsullasi kautsuillasi ablative kautsultasi kautsuiltasi allative kautsullesi kautsuillesi essive kautsunasi kautsuinasi translative kautsuksesi kautsuiksesi abessive kautsuttasi kautsuittasi instructive — — comitative — kautsuinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kautsumme kautsumme accusative nom. kautsumme kautsumme gen. kautsumme genitive kautsumme kautsujemme partitive kautsuamme kautsujamme inessive kautsussamme kautsuissamme elative kautsustamme kautsuistamme illative kautsuumme kautsuihimme adessive kautsullamme kautsuillamme ablative kautsultamme kautsuiltamme allative kautsullemme kautsuillemme essive kautsunamme kautsuinamme translative kautsuksemme kautsuiksemme abessive kautsuttamme kautsuittamme instructive — — comitative — kautsuinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kautsunne kautsunne accusative nom. kautsunne kautsunne gen. kautsunne genitive kautsunne kautsujenne partitive kautsuanne kautsujanne inessive kautsussanne kautsuissanne elative kautsustanne kautsuistanne illative kautsuunne kautsuihinne adessive kautsullanne kautsuillanne ablative kautsultanne kautsuiltanne allative kautsullenne kautsuillenne essive kautsunanne kautsuinanne translative kautsuksenne kautsuiksenne abessive kautsuttanne kautsuittanne instructive — — comitative — kautsuinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative kautsunsa kautsunsa accusative nom. kautsunsa kautsunsa gen. kautsunsa genitive kautsunsa kautsujensa partitive kautsuaan kautsuansa kautsujaan kautsujansa inessive kautsussaan kautsussansa kautsuissaan kautsuissansa elative kautsustaan kautsustansa kautsuistaan kautsuistansa illative kautsuunsa kautsuihinsa adessive kautsullaan kautsullansa kautsuillaan kautsuillansa ablative kautsultaan kautsultansa kautsuiltaan kautsuiltansa allative kautsulleen kautsullensa kautsuilleen kautsuillensa essive kautsunaan kautsunansa kautsuinaan kautsuinansa translative kautsukseen kautsuksensa kautsuikseen kautsuiksensa abessive kautsuttaan kautsuttansa kautsuittaan kautsuittansa instructive — — comitative — kautsuineen kautsuinensa

Derived terms

compounds

• kautsukasvi

 

Further reading

• “kautsu”, 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

Anagrams

• kastuu, kutsua, kuusta