Jussi
See also: jussi
Finnish
Etymology
Medieval pet form of Johannes (“John”), Juhani and related names, with full given name status since mid-twentieth century.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Jussi
- a male given name, and a common diminutive form of names related to Johannes.
- 1870 Aleksis Kivi, Seitsemän veljestä (Seven Brothers): Chapter 6 (Translation 1991 by Richard A. Impola):
- TIMO. Ja tuossa makaa Juhani kuin mallassäkki.
- EERO. Voi »Poika-Jussia»!
- TIMO. Niin kutsui hän itseänsä pikku-poikana.
- TIMO: And here like a malt sack lies Juhani.
- EERO: Poor-boy Jussi!
- TIMO: That's what he called himself when he was little.
- 1997 Heikki Hietamies, Sydän toivoa täynnä, Otava, →ISBN, page 131:
- —Pojasta tulee Jussi...eiks ole komee nimi, Jussi Saari, semmonen miehekäs. Se me otetaan.
- 1870 Aleksis Kivi, Seitsemän veljestä (Seven Brothers): Chapter 6 (Translation 1991 by Richard A. Impola):
- The letter "J" in the Finnish tavausaakkoset, a spelling system similar to ICAO spelling alphabet.
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. |
Derived terms
- (surnames) Jussila