joutsen

See also: Joutsen

Finnish

Alternative forms

• jouhten (poetic or dialectal and dated)

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *jouc'ën, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *joŋkće. Cognates include Karelian joučen, Northern Sami njukča, Erzya локсей (loksej), Moksha локсти (loksti), Eastern Mari йӱксӧ (jüksö) and Komi-Permyak юсь (juś).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjou̯tsen/, [ˈjo̞u̯ts̠e̞n]
• Rhymes: -outsen
• Syllabification^(key): jout‧sen
• Hyphenation^(key): jout‧sen

Noun

joutsen

1. swan (any bird in the genus Cygnus)

Declension

Inflection of joutsen (Kotus type 32/sisar, no gradation)
nominative		joutsen	joutsenet
genitive		joutsenen	joutsenien joutsenten
partitive		joutsenta	joutsenia
illative		joutseneen	joutseniin
		singular	plural
nominative		joutsen	joutsenet
accusative	nom.	joutsen	joutsenet
	gen.	joutsenen
genitive		joutsenen	joutsenien joutsenten
partitive		joutsenta	joutsenia
inessive		joutsenessa	joutsenissa
elative		joutsenesta	joutsenista
illative		joutseneen	joutseniin
adessive		joutsenella	joutsenilla
ablative		joutsenelta	joutsenilta
allative		joutsenelle	joutsenille
essive		joutsenena	joutsenina
translative		joutseneksi	joutseniksi
abessive		joutsenetta	joutsenitta
instructive		—	joutsenin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of joutsen (Kotus type 32/sisar, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative joutseneni joutseneni accusative nom. joutseneni joutseneni gen. joutseneni genitive joutseneni joutsenieni joutsenteni partitive joutsentani joutseniani inessive joutsenessani joutsenissani elative joutsenestani joutsenistani illative joutseneeni joutseniini adessive joutsenellani joutsenillani ablative joutseneltani joutseniltani allative joutsenelleni joutsenilleni essive joutsenenani joutseninani translative joutsenekseni joutsenikseni abessive joutsenettani joutsenittani instructive — — comitative — joutsenineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative joutsenesi joutsenesi accusative nom. joutsenesi joutsenesi gen. joutsenesi genitive joutsenesi joutseniesi joutsentesi partitive joutsentasi joutseniasi inessive joutsenessasi joutsenissasi elative joutsenestasi joutsenistasi illative joutseneesi joutseniisi adessive joutsenellasi joutsenillasi ablative joutseneltasi joutseniltasi allative joutsenellesi joutsenillesi essive joutsenenasi joutseninasi translative joutseneksesi joutseniksesi abessive joutsenettasi joutsenittasi instructive — — comitative — joutseninesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative joutsenemme joutsenemme accusative nom. joutsenemme joutsenemme gen. joutsenemme genitive joutsenemme joutseniemme joutsentemme partitive joutsentamme joutseniamme inessive joutsenessamme joutsenissamme elative joutsenestamme joutsenistamme illative joutseneemme joutseniimme adessive joutsenellamme joutsenillamme ablative joutseneltamme joutseniltamme allative joutsenellemme joutsenillemme essive joutsenenamme joutseninamme translative joutseneksemme joutseniksemme abessive joutsenettamme joutsenittamme instructive — — comitative — joutseninemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative joutsenenne joutsenenne accusative nom. joutsenenne joutsenenne gen. joutsenenne genitive joutsenenne joutsenienne joutsentenne partitive joutsentanne joutsenianne inessive joutsenessanne joutsenissanne elative joutsenestanne joutsenistanne illative joutseneenne joutseniinne adessive joutsenellanne joutsenillanne ablative joutseneltanne joutseniltanne allative joutsenellenne joutsenillenne essive joutsenenanne joutseninanne translative joutseneksenne joutseniksenne abessive joutsenettanne joutsenittanne instructive — — comitative — joutseninenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative joutsenensa joutsenensa accusative nom. joutsenensa joutsenensa gen. joutsenensa genitive joutsenensa joutseniensa joutsentensa partitive joutsentaan joutsentansa joutseniaan joutseniansa inessive joutsenessaan joutsenessansa joutsenissaan joutsenissansa elative joutsenestaan joutsenestansa joutsenistaan joutsenistansa illative joutseneensa joutseniinsa adessive joutsenellaan joutsenellansa joutsenillaan joutsenillansa ablative joutseneltaan joutseneltansa joutseniltaan joutseniltansa allative joutsenelleen joutsenellensa joutsenilleen joutsenillensa essive joutsenenaan joutsenenansa joutseninaan joutseninansa translative joutsenekseen joutseneksensa joutsenikseen joutseniksensa abessive joutsenettaan joutsenettansa joutsenittaan joutsenittansa instructive — — comitative — joutsenineen joutseninensa

Derived terms

• Joutsen

compounds

• Joutjärvi
• joutsenenpoikanen
• joutsenhanhi
• Joutsenlahti
• joutsenlampi
• joutsenlaulu
• joutsenlisko
• joutsenparvi
• kyhmyjoutsen
• laulujoutsen
• mustajoutsen
• mustakaulajoutsen
• naarasjoutsen
• pikkujoutsen
• trumpettijoutsen
• valkojoutsen

References

Álgu database sv. njukča

Further reading

• “joutsen”, 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

• jousten, juosten

Ingrian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *jouc'ën. Cognates include Finnish joutsen and Estonian jõudsin.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈjou̯t͡sen/, [ˈjo̞u̯t͡s̠e̞n]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈjou̯t͡sen/, [ˈjo̞u̯t͡se̞n]
• Rhymes: -ou̯t͡sen
• Hyphenation: jout‧sen

Noun

joutsen

1. synonym of luikko

Declension

Declension of joutsen (type 12/tytär, no gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	joutsen	joutsenet
genitive	joutsenen	joutseniin
partitive	joutsenta	joutsenia
illative	joutsenee	joutsenii
inessive	joutsenees	joutseniis
elative	joutsenest	joutsenist
allative	joutsenelle	joutsenille
adessive	joutseneel	joutseniil
ablative	joutsenelt	joutsenilt
translative	joutseneks	joutseniks
essive	joutsenenna, joutseneen	joutseninna, joutseniin
exessive1)	joutsenent	joutsenint
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

Derived terms

• (diminutive) joutsut

References

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971), Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 107