jussi

See also: Jussi

English

Noun

jussi (uncountable)

1. Alternative form of jusi
   • 2004, Steven Flusty, De-Coca-colonization: making the globe from the inside out, page 95:

     Organza is now often substituted for jussi, both being light, transparent fabrics well suited to the heat and humidity of the Philippines.

Finnish

Etymology

From the given name Jussi. The "Midsummer Day" comes from the fact that the given name is a vernacular form of the name Johannes from which juhannus (“Midsummer Day”) also originates.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjusːi/, [ˈjus̠ːi]
• Rhymes: -usːi
• Hyphenation^(key): jus‧si

Noun

jussi

1. (colloquial) midsummer, Midsummer Day

   Synonym: juhannus

   Oltiin jussina mökillä.

   We spent the midsummer at our summer house.

2. (childish or colloquial, when used as last word of a compound) hare

   Synonym: jänis

Declension

Inflection of jussi (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		jussi	jussit
genitive		jussin	jussien
partitive		jussia	jusseja
illative		jussiin	jusseihin
		singular	plural
nominative		jussi	jussit
accusative	nom.	jussi	jussit
	gen.	jussin
genitive		jussin	jussien
partitive		jussia	jusseja
inessive		jussissa	jusseissa
elative		jussista	jusseista
illative		jussiin	jusseihin
adessive		jussilla	jusseilla
ablative		jussilta	jusseilta
allative		jussille	jusseille
essive		jussina	jusseina
translative		jussiksi	jusseiksi
abessive		jussitta	jusseitta
instructive		—	jussein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of jussi (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative jussini jussini accusative nom. jussini jussini gen. jussini genitive jussini jussieni partitive jussiani jussejani inessive jussissani jusseissani elative jussistani jusseistani illative jussiini jusseihini adessive jussillani jusseillani ablative jussiltani jusseiltani allative jussilleni jusseilleni essive jussinani jusseinani translative jussikseni jusseikseni abessive jussittani jusseittani instructive — — comitative — jusseineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative jussisi jussisi accusative nom. jussisi jussisi gen. jussisi genitive jussisi jussiesi partitive jussiasi jussejasi inessive jussissasi jusseissasi elative jussistasi jusseistasi illative jussiisi jusseihisi adessive jussillasi jusseillasi ablative jussiltasi jusseiltasi allative jussillesi jusseillesi essive jussinasi jusseinasi translative jussiksesi jusseiksesi abessive jussittasi jusseittasi instructive — — comitative — jusseinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative jussimme jussimme accusative nom. jussimme jussimme gen. jussimme genitive jussimme jussiemme partitive jussiamme jussejamme inessive jussissamme jusseissamme elative jussistamme jusseistamme illative jussiimme jusseihimme adessive jussillamme jusseillamme ablative jussiltamme jusseiltamme allative jussillemme jusseillemme essive jussinamme jusseinamme translative jussiksemme jusseiksemme abessive jussittamme jusseittamme instructive — — comitative — jusseinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative jussinne jussinne accusative nom. jussinne jussinne gen. jussinne genitive jussinne jussienne partitive jussianne jussejanne inessive jussissanne jusseissanne elative jussistanne jusseistanne illative jussiinne jusseihinne adessive jussillanne jusseillanne ablative jussiltanne jusseiltanne allative jussillenne jusseillenne essive jussinanne jusseinanne translative jussiksenne jusseiksenne abessive jussittanne jusseittanne instructive — — comitative — jusseinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative jussinsa jussinsa accusative nom. jussinsa jussinsa gen. jussinsa genitive jussinsa jussiensa partitive jussiaan jussiansa jussejaan jussejansa inessive jussissaan jussissansa jusseissaan jusseissansa elative jussistaan jussistansa jusseistaan jusseistansa illative jussiinsa jusseihinsa adessive jussillaan jussillansa jusseillaan jusseillansa ablative jussiltaan jussiltansa jusseiltaan jusseiltansa allative jussilleen jussillensa jusseilleen jusseillensa essive jussinaan jussinansa jusseinaan jusseinansa translative jussikseen jussiksensa jusseikseen jusseiksensa abessive jussittaan jussittansa jusseittaan jusseittansa instructive — — comitative — jusseineen jusseinensa

Derived terms

(compounds):

• hullujussi
• jänöjussi

Further reading

• “jussi”, 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 2023-07-02

Ingrian

Jussi.

Etymology

Cognate with Votic jussi.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈjusːi/, [ˈjus̠ʲː]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈjusːi/, [ˈjuʃːi]
• Rhymes: -usʲː, -usːi
• Hyphenation: jus‧si

Noun

jussi

1. matgrass

Declension

Declension of jussi (type 5/vahti, no gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	jussi	jussit
genitive	jussin	jussiin, jussiloin
partitive	jussia	jussija, jussiloja
illative	jussii	jussii, jussiloihe
inessive	jussiis	jussiis, jussilois
elative	jussist	jussiist, jussiloist
allative	jussille	jussiille, jussiloille
adessive	jussiil	jussiil, jussiloil
ablative	jussilt	jussiilt, jussiloilt
translative	jussiks	jussiiks, jussiloiks
essive	jussinna, jussiin	jussiinna, jussiloinna, jussiin, jussiloin
exessive1)	jussint	jussiint, jussiloint
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.

Synonyms

• jussiheinä

Derived terms

• jussiheinä
• jussikko

References

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 111

Latin

Verb

jussī

1. first-person singular perfect active indicative of jubeō