housut

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Swedish hosa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhou̯sut/, [ˈho̞u̯s̠ut̪]
• Rhymes: -ousut
• Syllabification^(key): hou‧sut
• Hyphenation^(key): hou‧sut

Noun

housut pl

1. trousers, pants

Declension

Inflection of housut (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		—	housut
genitive		—	housujen
partitive		—	housuja
illative		—	housuihin
		singular	plural
nominative		—	housut
accusative	nom.	—	housut
	gen.	—
genitive		—	housujen
partitive		—	housuja
inessive		—	housuissa
elative		—	housuista
illative		—	housuihin
adessive		—	housuilla
ablative		—	housuilta
allative		—	housuille
essive		—	housuina
translative		—	housuiksi
abessive		—	housuitta
instructive		—	housuin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

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

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative — housuni accusative nom. — housuni gen. — genitive — housujeni partitive — housujani inessive — housuissani elative — housuistani illative — housuihini adessive — housuillani ablative — housuiltani allative — housuilleni essive — housuinani translative — housuikseni abessive — housuittani instructive — — comitative — housuineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative — housusi accusative nom. — housusi gen. — genitive — housujesi partitive — housujasi inessive — housuissasi elative — housuistasi illative — housuihisi adessive — housuillasi ablative — housuiltasi allative — housuillesi essive — housuinasi translative — housuiksesi abessive — housuittasi instructive — — comitative — housuinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative — housumme accusative nom. — housumme gen. — genitive — housujemme partitive — housujamme inessive — housuissamme elative — housuistamme illative — housuihimme adessive — housuillamme ablative — housuiltamme allative — housuillemme essive — housuinamme translative — housuiksemme abessive — housuittamme instructive — — comitative — housuinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative — housunne accusative nom. — housunne gen. — genitive — housujenne partitive — housujanne inessive — housuissanne elative — housuistanne illative — housuihinne adessive — housuillanne ablative — housuiltanne allative — housuillenne essive — housuinanne translative — housuiksenne abessive — housuittanne instructive — — comitative — housuinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative — housunsa accusative nom. — housunsa gen. — genitive — housujensa partitive — housujaan housujansa inessive — housuissaan housuissansa elative — housuistaan housuistansa illative — housuihinsa adessive — housuillaan housuillansa ablative — housuiltaan housuiltansa allative — housuilleen housuillensa essive — housuinaan housuinansa translative — housuikseen housuiksensa abessive — housuittaan housuittansa instructive — — comitative — housuineen housuinensa

Synonyms

• pöksyt

Derived terms

• -housuinen
• housusillaan
• housusilleen
• housut kintuissa
• housuton

compounds

• aluhousut
• alushousut
• avohousut
• bikinihousut
• collegehousut
• damaskihousut
• farmarihousut
• frakkihousut
• golfhousut
• haalarihousut
• haaremihousut
• hiihtohousut
• housuasu
• housuhame
• housukangas
• housuliivi
• housumuoti
• housunkannattimet
• housunkaulus
• housunkäänne
• housunlahje
• housunnappi
• housunpolvi
• housunprässi
• housunpuntti
• housuntakamus
• housuntasku
• housupari
• housuprässi
• housupuku
• housurooli
• housuvaippa
• hätähousu
• inkohousut
• irtohousut
• jänishousu
• kahluuhousut
• kalvohousut
• khakihousut
• kuorihousut
• kurahousut
• lonkkahousut
• nahkahousut
• pahvihousu
• paskahousu
• pelihousut
• pikkuhousut
• pillihousut
• pitkäthousut
• polvihousut
• potkuhousut
• prässihousut
• pussihousut
• puvunhousut
• päällyshousut
• päälyhousut
• ratsastushousut
• reisitaskuhousut
• saapashousut
• sadehousut
• samettihousut
• sarkahousut
• sukkahousut
• toppahousut
• trikoohousut
• työhousut
• uimahousut
• ukkohousut
• ulkohousut
• urheiluhousut
• vaippahousut
• vakosamettihousut
• vellihousu
• verryttelyhousut
• vihtahousu
• villahousut
• välihousut
• äitiyshousut

See also

• farkut
• lahje
• sepalus
• verkkarit

Further reading

• “housut”, 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 2 July 2023

Anagrams

• tuohus