alushousut

Finnish

Etymology

alus +‎ housut

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑlusˌhou̯sut/, [ˈɑ̝lus̠ˌho̞u̯s̠ut̪]
• Rhymes: -ousut
• Syllabification^(key): a‧lus‧hou‧sut

Noun

alushousut pl

1. underpants

   pitkät alushousut ― long underpants, longjohns

Declension

Inflection of alushousut (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		—	alushousut
genitive		—	alushousujen
partitive		—	alushousuja
illative		—	alushousuihin
		singular	plural
nominative		—	alushousut
accusative	nom.	—	alushousut
	gen.	—
genitive		—	alushousujen
partitive		—	alushousuja
inessive		—	alushousuissa
elative		—	alushousuista
illative		—	alushousuihin
adessive		—	alushousuilla
ablative		—	alushousuilta
allative		—	alushousuille
essive		—	alushousuina
translative		—	alushousuiksi
abessive		—	alushousuitta
instructive		—	alushousuin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

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

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative — alushousuni accusative nom. — alushousuni gen. — genitive — alushousujeni partitive — alushousujani inessive — alushousuissani elative — alushousuistani illative — alushousuihini adessive — alushousuillani ablative — alushousuiltani allative — alushousuilleni essive — alushousuinani translative — alushousuikseni abessive — alushousuittani instructive — — comitative — alushousuineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative — alushoususi accusative nom. — alushoususi gen. — genitive — alushousujesi partitive — alushousujasi inessive — alushousuissasi elative — alushousuistasi illative — alushousuihisi adessive — alushousuillasi ablative — alushousuiltasi allative — alushousuillesi essive — alushousuinasi translative — alushousuiksesi abessive — alushousuittasi instructive — — comitative — alushousuinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative — alushousumme accusative nom. — alushousumme gen. — genitive — alushousujemme partitive — alushousujamme inessive — alushousuissamme elative — alushousuistamme illative — alushousuihimme adessive — alushousuillamme ablative — alushousuiltamme allative — alushousuillemme essive — alushousuinamme translative — alushousuiksemme abessive — alushousuittamme instructive — — comitative — alushousuinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative — alushousunne accusative nom. — alushousunne gen. — genitive — alushousujenne partitive — alushousujanne inessive — alushousuissanne elative — alushousuistanne illative — alushousuihinne adessive — alushousuillanne ablative — alushousuiltanne allative — alushousuillenne essive — alushousuinanne translative — alushousuiksenne abessive — alushousuittanne instructive — — comitative — alushousuinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative — alushousunsa accusative nom. — alushousunsa gen. — genitive — alushousujensa partitive — alushousujaan alushousujansa inessive — alushousuissaan alushousuissansa elative — alushousuistaan alushousuistansa illative — alushousuihinsa adessive — alushousuillaan alushousuillansa ablative — alushousuiltaan alushousuiltansa allative — alushousuilleen alushousuillensa essive — alushousuinaan alushousuinansa translative — alushousuikseen alushousuiksensa abessive — alushousuittaan alushousuittansa instructive — — comitative — alushousuineen alushousuinensa

Synonyms

• kalsarit
• kalsongit
• mamikset
• pikkarit (women's panties, men's briefs)
• pikkuhousut (women's panties, men's briefs)

Derived terms

• alkkarit

 

compounds

• bikinialushousut

 

Further reading

• “alushousut”, 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