shih tzu

English

Noun

shih tzu (plural shih tzus or shih tzu)

1. Alternative letter-case form of Shih Tzu.
   • 2014 November, Elaine Viets, chapter 6, in A Dog Gone Murder: Josie Marcus, Mystery Shopper (An Obsidian Mystery), Obsidian, Penguin Group, →ISBN, page 37:

     "And who is your baby?" he asked Jane. / "Stuart Little," she said. "He's a shih tzu." / "We love shih tzus," Uncle Bob said. "Let me show you all the fun things we have for Stuart."

   • 2015, Lisa Genova, chapter 2, in Inside the O’Briens: A Novel, New York, N.Y.: Gallery Books, Simon & Schuster, →ISBN, page 11:

     She came home from the animal shelter with a shih tzu. He still thinks she did that just to spite him, her way of getting in the last word. […] Yaz is a good dog, and Joe is man enough to be seen out in Charlestown walking a shih tzu. As long as Rosie doesn't dress the pooch in one of those friggin' sweaters.

Finnish

Etymology

From the Wade-Giles romanisation shih¹-tzu⁰ of Mandarin 獅子 / 狮子 (shīzi, “lion”), from 獅子狗 / 狮子狗 (shīzigǒu, literally “lion dog”).

Noun

shih tzu

1. shih tzu, Shih Tzu (breed of dog)

Declension

Inflection of shih tzu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		shih tzu	shih tzut
genitive		shih tzun	shih tzujen
partitive		shih tzua	shih tzuja
illative		shih tzuun	shih tzuihin
		singular	plural
nominative		shih tzu	shih tzut
accusative	nom.	shih tzu	shih tzut
	gen.	shih tzun
genitive		shih tzun	shih tzujen
partitive		shih tzua	shih tzuja
inessive		shih tzussa	shih tzuissa
elative		shih tzusta	shih tzuista
illative		shih tzuun	shih tzuihin
adessive		shih tzulla	shih tzuilla
ablative		shih tzulta	shih tzuilta
allative		shih tzulle	shih tzuille
essive		shih tzuna	shih tzuina
translative		shih tzuksi	shih tzuiksi
abessive		shih tzutta	shih tzuitta
instructive		—	shih tzuin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

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

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative shih tzuni shih tzuni accusative nom. shih tzuni shih tzuni gen. shih tzuni genitive shih tzuni shih tzujeni partitive shih tzuani shih tzujani inessive shih tzussani shih tzuissani elative shih tzustani shih tzuistani illative shih tzuuni shih tzuihini adessive shih tzullani shih tzuillani ablative shih tzultani shih tzuiltani allative shih tzulleni shih tzuilleni essive shih tzunani shih tzuinani translative shih tzukseni shih tzuikseni abessive shih tzuttani shih tzuittani instructive — — comitative — shih tzuineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative shih tzusi shih tzusi accusative nom. shih tzusi shih tzusi gen. shih tzusi genitive shih tzusi shih tzujesi partitive shih tzuasi shih tzujasi inessive shih tzussasi shih tzuissasi elative shih tzustasi shih tzuistasi illative shih tzuusi shih tzuihisi adessive shih tzullasi shih tzuillasi ablative shih tzultasi shih tzuiltasi allative shih tzullesi shih tzuillesi essive shih tzunasi shih tzuinasi translative shih tzuksesi shih tzuiksesi abessive shih tzuttasi shih tzuittasi instructive — — comitative — shih tzuinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative shih tzumme shih tzumme accusative nom. shih tzumme shih tzumme gen. shih tzumme genitive shih tzumme shih tzujemme partitive shih tzuamme shih tzujamme inessive shih tzussamme shih tzuissamme elative shih tzustamme shih tzuistamme illative shih tzuumme shih tzuihimme adessive shih tzullamme shih tzuillamme ablative shih tzultamme shih tzuiltamme allative shih tzullemme shih tzuillemme essive shih tzunamme shih tzuinamme translative shih tzuksemme shih tzuiksemme abessive shih tzuttamme shih tzuittamme instructive — — comitative — shih tzuinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative shih tzunne shih tzunne accusative nom. shih tzunne shih tzunne gen. shih tzunne genitive shih tzunne shih tzujenne partitive shih tzuanne shih tzujanne inessive shih tzussanne shih tzuissanne elative shih tzustanne shih tzuistanne illative shih tzuunne shih tzuihinne adessive shih tzullanne shih tzuillanne ablative shih tzultanne shih tzuiltanne allative shih tzullenne shih tzuillenne essive shih tzunanne shih tzuinanne translative shih tzuksenne shih tzuiksenne abessive shih tzuttanne shih tzuittanne instructive — — comitative — shih tzuinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative shih tzunsa shih tzunsa accusative nom. shih tzunsa shih tzunsa gen. shih tzunsa genitive shih tzunsa shih tzujensa partitive shih tzuaan shih tzuansa shih tzujaan shih tzujansa inessive shih tzussaan shih tzussansa shih tzuissaan shih tzuissansa elative shih tzustaan shih tzustansa shih tzuistaan shih tzuistansa illative shih tzuunsa shih tzuihinsa adessive shih tzullaan shih tzullansa shih tzuillaan shih tzuillansa ablative shih tzultaan shih tzultansa shih tzuiltaan shih tzuiltansa allative shih tzulleen shih tzullensa shih tzuilleen shih tzuillensa essive shih tzunaan shih tzunansa shih tzuinaan shih tzuinansa translative shih tzukseen shih tzuksensa shih tzuikseen shih tzuiksensa abessive shih tzuttaan shih tzuttansa shih tzuittaan shih tzuittansa instructive — — comitative — shih tzuineen shih tzuinensa