Pusa

See also: Appendix:Variations of "pusa"

Translingual

Etymology

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Proper noun

Pusa f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Phocidae.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Mammalia – class; Theria – supercohort; Eutheria – infraclass; Carnivora – order; Caniformia - suborder; Phocidae - family

Hyponyms

• (genus): Pusa hispida (ringed seal) - type species; Pusa caspica (Caspian seal), Pusa sibirica (Baikal seal) - other species

References

• Pusa on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Pusa on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Pusa on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

Finnish

Etymology

From an Old High German given name Boz, Boss, Bosse, Buss, Busse.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpusɑ/, [ˈpus̠ɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -usɑ
• Syllabification^(key): Pu‧sa

Proper noun

Pusa

1. a Finnish surname

Declension

Inflection of Pusa (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative		Pusa	Pusat
genitive		Pusan	Pusien
partitive		Pusaa	Pusia
illative		Pusaan	Pusiin
		singular	plural
nominative		Pusa	Pusat
accusative	nom.	Pusa	Pusat
	gen.	Pusan
genitive		Pusan	Pusien Pusain rare
partitive		Pusaa	Pusia
inessive		Pusassa	Pusissa
elative		Pusasta	Pusista
illative		Pusaan	Pusiin
adessive		Pusalla	Pusilla
ablative		Pusalta	Pusilta
allative		Pusalle	Pusille
essive		Pusana	Pusina
translative		Pusaksi	Pusiksi
abessive		Pusatta	Pusitta
instructive		—	Pusin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Pusa (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Pusani Pusani accusative nom. Pusani Pusani gen. Pusani genitive Pusani Pusieni Pusaini rare partitive Pusaani Pusiani inessive Pusassani Pusissani elative Pusastani Pusistani illative Pusaani Pusiini adessive Pusallani Pusillani ablative Pusaltani Pusiltani allative Pusalleni Pusilleni essive Pusanani Pusinani translative Pusakseni Pusikseni abessive Pusattani Pusittani instructive — — comitative — Pusineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Pusasi Pusasi accusative nom. Pusasi Pusasi gen. Pusasi genitive Pusasi Pusiesi Pusaisi rare partitive Pusaasi Pusiasi inessive Pusassasi Pusissasi elative Pusastasi Pusistasi illative Pusaasi Pusiisi adessive Pusallasi Pusillasi ablative Pusaltasi Pusiltasi allative Pusallesi Pusillesi essive Pusanasi Pusinasi translative Pusaksesi Pusiksesi abessive Pusattasi Pusittasi instructive — — comitative — Pusinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Pusamme Pusamme accusative nom. Pusamme Pusamme gen. Pusamme genitive Pusamme Pusiemme Pusaimme rare partitive Pusaamme Pusiamme inessive Pusassamme Pusissamme elative Pusastamme Pusistamme illative Pusaamme Pusiimme adessive Pusallamme Pusillamme ablative Pusaltamme Pusiltamme allative Pusallemme Pusillemme essive Pusanamme Pusinamme translative Pusaksemme Pusiksemme abessive Pusattamme Pusittamme instructive — — comitative — Pusinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Pusanne Pusanne accusative nom. Pusanne Pusanne gen. Pusanne genitive Pusanne Pusienne Pusainne rare partitive Pusaanne Pusianne inessive Pusassanne Pusissanne elative Pusastanne Pusistanne illative Pusaanne Pusiinne adessive Pusallanne Pusillanne ablative Pusaltanne Pusiltanne allative Pusallenne Pusillenne essive Pusananne Pusinanne translative Pusaksenne Pusiksenne abessive Pusattanne Pusittanne instructive — — comitative — Pusinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Pusansa Pusansa accusative nom. Pusansa Pusansa gen. Pusansa genitive Pusansa Pusiensa Pusainsa rare partitive Pusaansa Pusiaan Pusiansa inessive Pusassaan Pusassansa Pusissaan Pusissansa elative Pusastaan Pusastansa Pusistaan Pusistansa illative Pusaansa Pusiinsa adessive Pusallaan Pusallansa Pusillaan Pusillansa ablative Pusaltaan Pusaltansa Pusiltaan Pusiltansa allative Pusalleen Pusallensa Pusilleen Pusillensa essive Pusanaan Pusanansa Pusinaan Pusinansa translative Pusakseen Pusaksensa Pusikseen Pusiksensa abessive Pusattaan Pusattansa Pusittaan Pusittansa instructive — — comitative — Pusineen Pusinensa

Statistics

• Pusa is the 937^th (tied with 1 other surname) most common surname in Finland, belonging to 925 individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.