sukkahousut

Finnish

Etymology

Compound of sukka (“sock”) +‎ housut (“pants”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsukːɑˌhou̯sut/, [ˈs̠ukːɑ̝ˌho̞u̯s̠ut̪]
• Rhymes: -ousut
• Syllabification^(key): suk‧ka‧hou‧sut
• Hyphenation^(key): sukka‧housut

Noun

sukkahousut

1. pantyhose (US), tights (UK)

Declension

Inflection of sukkahousut (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		—	sukkahousut
genitive		—	sukkahousujen
partitive		—	sukkahousuja
illative		—	sukkahousuihin
		singular	plural
nominative		—	sukkahousut
accusative	nom.	—	sukkahousut
	gen.	—
genitive		—	sukkahousujen
partitive		—	sukkahousuja
inessive		—	sukkahousuissa
elative		—	sukkahousuista
illative		—	sukkahousuihin
adessive		—	sukkahousuilla
ablative		—	sukkahousuilta
allative		—	sukkahousuille
essive		—	sukkahousuina
translative		—	sukkahousuiksi
abessive		—	sukkahousuitta
instructive		—	sukkahousuin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

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

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative — sukkahousuni accusative nom. — sukkahousuni gen. — genitive — sukkahousujeni partitive — sukkahousujani inessive — sukkahousuissani elative — sukkahousuistani illative — sukkahousuihini adessive — sukkahousuillani ablative — sukkahousuiltani allative — sukkahousuilleni essive — sukkahousuinani translative — sukkahousuikseni abessive — sukkahousuittani instructive — — comitative — sukkahousuineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative — sukkahoususi accusative nom. — sukkahoususi gen. — genitive — sukkahousujesi partitive — sukkahousujasi inessive — sukkahousuissasi elative — sukkahousuistasi illative — sukkahousuihisi adessive — sukkahousuillasi ablative — sukkahousuiltasi allative — sukkahousuillesi essive — sukkahousuinasi translative — sukkahousuiksesi abessive — sukkahousuittasi instructive — — comitative — sukkahousuinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative — sukkahousumme accusative nom. — sukkahousumme gen. — genitive — sukkahousujemme partitive — sukkahousujamme inessive — sukkahousuissamme elative — sukkahousuistamme illative — sukkahousuihimme adessive — sukkahousuillamme ablative — sukkahousuiltamme allative — sukkahousuillemme essive — sukkahousuinamme translative — sukkahousuiksemme abessive — sukkahousuittamme instructive — — comitative — sukkahousuinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative — sukkahousunne accusative nom. — sukkahousunne gen. — genitive — sukkahousujenne partitive — sukkahousujanne inessive — sukkahousuissanne elative — sukkahousuistanne illative — sukkahousuihinne adessive — sukkahousuillanne ablative — sukkahousuiltanne allative — sukkahousuillenne essive — sukkahousuinanne translative — sukkahousuiksenne abessive — sukkahousuittanne instructive — — comitative — sukkahousuinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative — sukkahousunsa accusative nom. — sukkahousunsa gen. — genitive — sukkahousujensa partitive — sukkahousujaan sukkahousujansa inessive — sukkahousuissaan sukkahousuissansa elative — sukkahousuistaan sukkahousuistansa illative — sukkahousuihinsa adessive — sukkahousuillaan sukkahousuillansa ablative — sukkahousuiltaan sukkahousuiltansa allative — sukkahousuilleen sukkahousuillensa essive — sukkahousuinaan sukkahousuinansa translative — sukkahousuikseen sukkahousuiksensa abessive — sukkahousuittaan sukkahousuittansa instructive — — comitative — sukkahousuineen sukkahousuinensa

Derived terms

compounds

• tukisukkahousut

Further reading

• “sukkahousut”, 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 3 July 2023