-usi

See also: usi, usí, uši, uší, and uși

Polish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Slavic *-uxъ

Old Polish -uch

Polish -uch

Proto-Indo-European *-isder.

Proto-Indo-European *-ósder.

Proto-Slavic *-ьjь

Old Polish -i

Polish -i

Polish -usi

From -uch + -i.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈu.ɕi/
• Rhymes: -uɕi
• Syllabification: -u‧si

Suffix

-usi m

1. forms diminutive masculine adjectives

   ‎cienki + ‎-usi → ‎cieniusi

Declension

Declension of -usi (soft)

singular					plural
	masculine animate	masculine inanimate	feminine	neuter	virile (= masculine personal)	non-virile
nominative/vocative	-usi		-usia	-usie	-usi	-usie
genitive	-usiego		-usiej	-usiego	-usich
dative	-usiemu		-usiej	-usiemu	-usim
accusative	-usiego	-usi	-usią	-usie	-usich	-usie
instrumental	-usim		-usią	-usim	-usimi
locative	-usim		-usiej	-usim	-usich

Derived terms

Polish terms suffixed with -usi

cichusi

cieniusi

drobniusi

golusi

malusi

milusi

pięknusi

Further reading

• “-usi”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[1] (in Polish)