jousi

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Finnish

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jousi (bow)
jousi (spring)

Etymology

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From Proto-Finnic *jousi (bow), from Proto-Uralic *joŋse.[1] Cognates include Erzya ёнкс (jonks, bow), Northern Mansi ё̄вт (ë̄vt, bow), Hungarian íj (bow).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈjou̯si/, [ˈjo̞u̯s̠i]
  • Rhymes: -ousi
  • Syllabification(key): jou‧si

Noun

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jousi

  1. bow (weapon)
  2. spring (mechanical device made of flexible material)
  3. (music) bow (rod used for playing stringed instruments)
  4. (music) musical bow
  5. (music, chiefly in the plural) strings (often collectively, e.g. strings of an orchestra)

Declension

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Inflection of jousi (Kotus type 24/uni, no gradation)
nominative jousi jouset
genitive jousen jousien
jousten
partitive jousta jousia
illative jouseen jousiin
singular plural
nominative jousi jouset
accusative nom. jousi jouset
gen. jousen
genitive jousen jousien
jousten
partitive jousta jousia
inessive jousessa jousissa
elative jousesta jousista
illative jouseen jousiin
adessive jousella jousilla
ablative jouselta jousilta
allative jouselle jousille
essive jousena jousina
translative jouseksi jousiksi
abessive jousetta jousitta
instructive jousin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of jousi (Kotus type 24/uni, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative jouseni jouseni
accusative nom. jouseni jouseni
gen. jouseni
genitive jouseni jousieni
jousteni
partitive joustani jousiani
inessive jousessani jousissani
elative jousestani jousistani
illative jouseeni jousiini
adessive jousellani jousillani
ablative jouseltani jousiltani
allative jouselleni jousilleni
essive jousenani jousinani
translative jousekseni jousikseni
abessive jousettani jousittani
instructive
comitative jousineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative jousesi jousesi
accusative nom. jousesi jousesi
gen. jousesi
genitive jousesi jousiesi
joustesi
partitive joustasi jousiasi
inessive jousessasi jousissasi
elative jousestasi jousistasi
illative jouseesi jousiisi
adessive jousellasi jousillasi
ablative jouseltasi jousiltasi
allative jousellesi jousillesi
essive jousenasi jousinasi
translative jouseksesi jousiksesi
abessive jousettasi jousittasi
instructive
comitative jousinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative jousemme jousemme
accusative nom. jousemme jousemme
gen. jousemme
genitive jousemme jousiemme
joustemme
partitive joustamme jousiamme
inessive jousessamme jousissamme
elative jousestamme jousistamme
illative jouseemme jousiimme
adessive jousellamme jousillamme
ablative jouseltamme jousiltamme
allative jousellemme jousillemme
essive jousenamme jousinamme
translative jouseksemme jousiksemme
abessive jousettamme jousittamme
instructive
comitative jousinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative jousenne jousenne
accusative nom. jousenne jousenne
gen. jousenne
genitive jousenne jousienne
joustenne
partitive joustanne jousianne
inessive jousessanne jousissanne
elative jousestanne jousistanne
illative jouseenne jousiinne
adessive jousellanne jousillanne
ablative jouseltanne jousiltanne
allative jousellenne jousillenne
essive jousenanne jousinanne
translative jouseksenne jousiksenne
abessive jousettanne jousittanne
instructive
comitative jousinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative jousensa jousensa
accusative nom. jousensa jousensa
gen. jousensa
genitive jousensa jousiensa
joustensa
partitive joustaan
joustansa
jousiaan
jousiansa
inessive jousessaan
jousessansa
jousissaan
jousissansa
elative jousestaan
jousestansa
jousistaan
jousistansa
illative jouseensa jousiinsa
adessive jousellaan
jousellansa
jousillaan
jousillansa
ablative jouseltaan
jouseltansa
jousiltaan
jousiltansa
allative jouselleen
jousellensa
jousilleen
jousillensa
essive jousenaan
jousenansa
jousinaan
jousinansa
translative jousekseen
jouseksensa
jousikseen
jousiksensa
abessive jousettaan
jousettansa
jousittaan
jousittansa
instructive
comitative jousineen
jousinensa

Derived terms

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compounds

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Junttila, Santeri, Kallio, Petri, Holopainen, Sampsa, Kuokkala, Juha, Pystynen, Juho, editors (2020–), “jousi”, in Suomen vanhimman sanaston etymologinen verkkosanakirja[1] (in Finnish), retrieved 2024-01-01

Further reading

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Karelian

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Noun

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jousi

  1. bow (weapon)