jussi
See also: Jussi
English
Noun
jussi (uncountable)
- A delicate fibre used for making clothing in the Philippines.
- 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.
- 2004, Steven Flusty, De-Coca-colonization: making the globe from the inside out (page 95)
Finnish
Etymology
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
Noun
jussi
- (colloquial) midsummer, Midsummer Day
- Oltiin jussina mökillä.
- We spent the midsummer at our summer house.
- Synonym: juhannus
- (childish or colloquial, when used as last word of a compound) hare
- Synonym: jänis
Declension
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. |
Latin
Verb
(deprecated template usage) jussī
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