joutsen

See also: Joutsen

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *jouc'en, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *joŋkće. Cognates include Northern Sami njukča, Komi-Permyak юсь (jusʹ), Erzya локсей (loksej) and Eastern Mari йӱксӧ (jüksö).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

joutsen

1. A 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
instructive		—	joutsenin
abessive		joutsenetta	joutsenitta
comitative		—	joutsenineen

Possessive forms of joutsen (type sisar)
possessor	singular	plural
1st person	joutseneni	joutsenemme
2nd person	joutsenesi	joutsenenne
3rd person	joutsenensa

Derived terms

• joutsenenpoikanen
• joutsenlaulu
• kyhmyjoutsen
• laulujoutsen
• mustajoutsen
• mustakaulajoutsen
• naarasjoutsen
• pikkujoutsen
• trumpettijoutsen

 

References

Álgu database sv. njukča

Anagrams

• jousten, juosten