kusiainen

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkusiɑi̯nen/, [ˈkus̠iˌɑ̝i̯ne̞n]
• Rhymes: -ɑinen
• Hyphenation^(key): ku‧si‧ai‧nen

Etymology 1

Proto-Finnic *kuci- +‎ -iainen, from Proto-Uralic *kuńśe. Either from the same origin as kusi, or otherwise influenced by it. Related to Livvi kudžoi, Veps kužiaine, Komi-Permyak кодзувкот (kodźuvkot), Udmurt кузьыли (kuźyľi) and Hungarian hangya.

Noun

kusiainen

1. (informal) common red ant (Myrmica rubra)
2. (dialectal) ant

Declension

Inflection of kusiainen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation)
nominative		kusiainen	kusiaiset
genitive		kusiaisen	kusiaisten kusiaisien
partitive		kusiaista	kusiaisia
illative		kusiaiseen	kusiaisiin
		singular	plural
nominative		kusiainen	kusiaiset
accusative	nom.	kusiainen	kusiaiset
	gen.	kusiaisen
genitive		kusiaisen	kusiaisten kusiaisien
partitive		kusiaista	kusiaisia
inessive		kusiaisessa	kusiaisissa
elative		kusiaisesta	kusiaisista
illative		kusiaiseen	kusiaisiin
adessive		kusiaisella	kusiaisilla
ablative		kusiaiselta	kusiaisilta
allative		kusiaiselle	kusiaisille
essive		kusiaisena	kusiaisina
translative		kusiaiseksi	kusiaisiksi
abessive		kusiaisetta	kusiaisitta
instructive		—	kusiaisin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of kusiainen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kusiaiseni kusiaiseni accusative nom. kusiaiseni kusiaiseni gen. kusiaiseni genitive kusiaiseni kusiaisteni kusiaisieni partitive kusiaistani kusiaisiani inessive kusiaisessani kusiaisissani elative kusiaisestani kusiaisistani illative kusiaiseeni kusiaisiini adessive kusiaisellani kusiaisillani ablative kusiaiseltani kusiaisiltani allative kusiaiselleni kusiaisilleni essive kusiaisenani kusiaisinani translative kusiaisekseni kusiaisikseni abessive kusiaisettani kusiaisittani instructive — — comitative — kusiaisineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kusiaisesi kusiaisesi accusative nom. kusiaisesi kusiaisesi gen. kusiaisesi genitive kusiaisesi kusiaistesi kusiaisiesi partitive kusiaistasi kusiaisiasi inessive kusiaisessasi kusiaisissasi elative kusiaisestasi kusiaisistasi illative kusiaiseesi kusiaisiisi adessive kusiaisellasi kusiaisillasi ablative kusiaiseltasi kusiaisiltasi allative kusiaisellesi kusiaisillesi essive kusiaisenasi kusiaisinasi translative kusiaiseksesi kusiaisiksesi abessive kusiaisettasi kusiaisittasi instructive — — comitative — kusiaisinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kusiaisemme kusiaisemme accusative nom. kusiaisemme kusiaisemme gen. kusiaisemme genitive kusiaisemme kusiaistemme kusiaisiemme partitive kusiaistamme kusiaisiamme inessive kusiaisessamme kusiaisissamme elative kusiaisestamme kusiaisistamme illative kusiaiseemme kusiaisiimme adessive kusiaisellamme kusiaisillamme ablative kusiaiseltamme kusiaisiltamme allative kusiaisellemme kusiaisillemme essive kusiaisenamme kusiaisinamme translative kusiaiseksemme kusiaisiksemme abessive kusiaisettamme kusiaisittamme instructive — — comitative — kusiaisinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kusiaisenne kusiaisenne accusative nom. kusiaisenne kusiaisenne gen. kusiaisenne genitive kusiaisenne kusiaistenne kusiaisienne partitive kusiaistanne kusiaisianne inessive kusiaisessanne kusiaisissanne elative kusiaisestanne kusiaisistanne illative kusiaiseenne kusiaisiinne adessive kusiaisellanne kusiaisillanne ablative kusiaiseltanne kusiaisiltanne allative kusiaisellenne kusiaisillenne essive kusiaisenanne kusiaisinanne translative kusiaiseksenne kusiaisiksenne abessive kusiaisettanne kusiaisittanne instructive — — comitative — kusiaisinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative kusiaisensa kusiaisensa accusative nom. kusiaisensa kusiaisensa gen. kusiaisensa genitive kusiaisensa kusiaistensa kusiaisiensa partitive kusiaistaan kusiaistansa kusiaisiaan kusiaisiansa inessive kusiaisessaan kusiaisessansa kusiaisissaan kusiaisissansa elative kusiaisestaan kusiaisestansa kusiaisistaan kusiaisistansa illative kusiaiseensa kusiaisiinsa adessive kusiaisellaan kusiaisellansa kusiaisillaan kusiaisillansa ablative kusiaiseltaan kusiaiseltansa kusiaisiltaan kusiaisiltansa allative kusiaiselleen kusiaisellensa kusiaisilleen kusiaisillensa essive kusiaisenaan kusiaisenansa kusiaisinaan kusiaisinansa translative kusiaisekseen kusiaiseksensa kusiaisikseen kusiaisiksensa abessive kusiaisettaan kusiaisettansa kusiaisittaan kusiaisittansa instructive — — comitative — kusiaisineen kusiaisinensa

Synonyms

• (common red ant): siloviholainen
• (ant): muurahainen

Derived terms

compounds

• kusiaispesä

 

Further reading

• “kusiainen”, 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 2023-07-01

Etymology 2

From kuusisataa (“six hundred”) > kuusisatanen > kusiainen via phonetic similarity (to kusiainen, etymology 1) and for pejorative effect.

Noun

kusiainen (informal)

1. (nickname) Fiat 600, a small Italian car manufactured from 1955 to 1969

Declension

Inflection of kusiainen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation)
nominative		kusiainen	kusiaiset
genitive		kusiaisen	kusiaisten kusiaisien
partitive		kusiaista	kusiaisia
illative		kusiaiseen	kusiaisiin
		singular	plural
nominative		kusiainen	kusiaiset
accusative	nom.	kusiainen	kusiaiset
	gen.	kusiaisen
genitive		kusiaisen	kusiaisten kusiaisien
partitive		kusiaista	kusiaisia
inessive		kusiaisessa	kusiaisissa
elative		kusiaisesta	kusiaisista
illative		kusiaiseen	kusiaisiin
adessive		kusiaisella	kusiaisilla
ablative		kusiaiselta	kusiaisilta
allative		kusiaiselle	kusiaisille
essive		kusiaisena	kusiaisina
translative		kusiaiseksi	kusiaisiksi
abessive		kusiaisetta	kusiaisitta
instructive		—	kusiaisin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of kusiainen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kusiaiseni kusiaiseni accusative nom. kusiaiseni kusiaiseni gen. kusiaiseni genitive kusiaiseni kusiaisteni kusiaisieni partitive kusiaistani kusiaisiani inessive kusiaisessani kusiaisissani elative kusiaisestani kusiaisistani illative kusiaiseeni kusiaisiini adessive kusiaisellani kusiaisillani ablative kusiaiseltani kusiaisiltani allative kusiaiselleni kusiaisilleni essive kusiaisenani kusiaisinani translative kusiaisekseni kusiaisikseni abessive kusiaisettani kusiaisittani instructive — — comitative — kusiaisineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kusiaisesi kusiaisesi accusative nom. kusiaisesi kusiaisesi gen. kusiaisesi genitive kusiaisesi kusiaistesi kusiaisiesi partitive kusiaistasi kusiaisiasi inessive kusiaisessasi kusiaisissasi elative kusiaisestasi kusiaisistasi illative kusiaiseesi kusiaisiisi adessive kusiaisellasi kusiaisillasi ablative kusiaiseltasi kusiaisiltasi allative kusiaisellesi kusiaisillesi essive kusiaisenasi kusiaisinasi translative kusiaiseksesi kusiaisiksesi abessive kusiaisettasi kusiaisittasi instructive — — comitative — kusiaisinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kusiaisemme kusiaisemme accusative nom. kusiaisemme kusiaisemme gen. kusiaisemme genitive kusiaisemme kusiaistemme kusiaisiemme partitive kusiaistamme kusiaisiamme inessive kusiaisessamme kusiaisissamme elative kusiaisestamme kusiaisistamme illative kusiaiseemme kusiaisiimme adessive kusiaisellamme kusiaisillamme ablative kusiaiseltamme kusiaisiltamme allative kusiaisellemme kusiaisillemme essive kusiaisenamme kusiaisinamme translative kusiaiseksemme kusiaisiksemme abessive kusiaisettamme kusiaisittamme instructive — — comitative — kusiaisinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kusiaisenne kusiaisenne accusative nom. kusiaisenne kusiaisenne gen. kusiaisenne genitive kusiaisenne kusiaistenne kusiaisienne partitive kusiaistanne kusiaisianne inessive kusiaisessanne kusiaisissanne elative kusiaisestanne kusiaisistanne illative kusiaiseenne kusiaisiinne adessive kusiaisellanne kusiaisillanne ablative kusiaiseltanne kusiaisiltanne allative kusiaisellenne kusiaisillenne essive kusiaisenanne kusiaisinanne translative kusiaiseksenne kusiaisiksenne abessive kusiaisettanne kusiaisittanne instructive — — comitative — kusiaisinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative kusiaisensa kusiaisensa accusative nom. kusiaisensa kusiaisensa gen. kusiaisensa genitive kusiaisensa kusiaistensa kusiaisiensa partitive kusiaistaan kusiaistansa kusiaisiaan kusiaisiansa inessive kusiaisessaan kusiaisessansa kusiaisissaan kusiaisissansa elative kusiaisestaan kusiaisestansa kusiaisistaan kusiaisistansa illative kusiaiseensa kusiaisiinsa adessive kusiaisellaan kusiaisellansa kusiaisillaan kusiaisillansa ablative kusiaiseltaan kusiaiseltansa kusiaisiltaan kusiaisiltansa allative kusiaiselleen kusiaisellensa kusiaisilleen kusiaisillensa essive kusiaisenaan kusiaisenansa kusiaisinaan kusiaisinansa translative kusiaisekseen kusiaiseksensa kusiaisikseen kusiaisiksensa abessive kusiaisettaan kusiaisettansa kusiaisittaan kusiaisittansa instructive — — comitative — kusiaisineen kusiaisinensa

Synonyms

• kuoppatutka
• pompannappi

Anagrams

• niiauksen