tisu

See also: tisů and tišu

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈcɪsu]

Noun

tisu

1. genitive/dative/locative singular of tis

Finnish

Etymology

Originally a childish form of tissi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtisu/, [ˈt̪is̠u]
• Rhymes: -isu
• Hyphenation^(key): ti‧su

Noun

tisu (colloquial)

1. tit, teat

Declension

Inflection of tisu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		tisu	tisut
genitive		tisun	tisujen
partitive		tisua	tisuja
illative		tisuun	tisuihin
		singular	plural
nominative		tisu	tisut
accusative	nom.	tisu	tisut
	gen.	tisun
genitive		tisun	tisujen
partitive		tisua	tisuja
inessive		tisussa	tisuissa
elative		tisusta	tisuista
illative		tisuun	tisuihin
adessive		tisulla	tisuilla
ablative		tisulta	tisuilta
allative		tisulle	tisuille
essive		tisuna	tisuina
translative		tisuksi	tisuiksi
abessive		tisutta	tisuitta
instructive		—	tisuin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

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

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative tisuni tisuni accusative nom. tisuni tisuni gen. tisuni genitive tisuni tisujeni partitive tisuani tisujani inessive tisussani tisuissani elative tisustani tisuistani illative tisuuni tisuihini adessive tisullani tisuillani ablative tisultani tisuiltani allative tisulleni tisuilleni essive tisunani tisuinani translative tisukseni tisuikseni abessive tisuttani tisuittani instructive — — comitative — tisuineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative tisusi tisusi accusative nom. tisusi tisusi gen. tisusi genitive tisusi tisujesi partitive tisuasi tisujasi inessive tisussasi tisuissasi elative tisustasi tisuistasi illative tisuusi tisuihisi adessive tisullasi tisuillasi ablative tisultasi tisuiltasi allative tisullesi tisuillesi essive tisunasi tisuinasi translative tisuksesi tisuiksesi abessive tisuttasi tisuittasi instructive — — comitative — tisuinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative tisumme tisumme accusative nom. tisumme tisumme gen. tisumme genitive tisumme tisujemme partitive tisuamme tisujamme inessive tisussamme tisuissamme elative tisustamme tisuistamme illative tisuumme tisuihimme adessive tisullamme tisuillamme ablative tisultamme tisuiltamme allative tisullemme tisuillemme essive tisunamme tisuinamme translative tisuksemme tisuiksemme abessive tisuttamme tisuittamme instructive — — comitative — tisuinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative tisunne tisunne accusative nom. tisunne tisunne gen. tisunne genitive tisunne tisujenne partitive tisuanne tisujanne inessive tisussanne tisuissanne elative tisustanne tisuistanne illative tisuunne tisuihinne adessive tisullanne tisuillanne ablative tisultanne tisuiltanne allative tisullenne tisuillenne essive tisunanne tisuinanne translative tisuksenne tisuiksenne abessive tisuttanne tisuittanne instructive — — comitative — tisuinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative tisunsa tisunsa accusative nom. tisunsa tisunsa gen. tisunsa genitive tisunsa tisujensa partitive tisuaan tisuansa tisujaan tisujansa inessive tisussaan tisussansa tisuissaan tisuissansa elative tisustaan tisustansa tisuistaan tisuistansa illative tisuunsa tisuihinsa adessive tisullaan tisullansa tisuillaan tisuillansa ablative tisultaan tisultansa tisuiltaan tisuiltansa allative tisulleen tisullensa tisuilleen tisuillensa essive tisunaan tisunansa tisuinaan tisuinansa translative tisukseen tisuksensa tisuikseen tisuiksensa abessive tisuttaan tisuttansa tisuittaan tisuittansa instructive — — comitative — tisuineen tisuinensa

Further reading

• “tisu”, 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 2023-07-03

Anagrams

• istu, siut, suti

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay tisu, from English tissue, from Old French tissu (Modern French tissu), past participle of tistre, from Latin texere.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈti.su/, [ˈt̪i.su]
• Hyphenation: ti‧su

Noun

tisu (first-person possessive tisuku, second-person possessive tisumu, third-person possessive tisunya)

1. tissue

   Synonym: selampai

   1. a sheet of absorbent paper, especially one that is made to be used as tissue paper, toilet paper or a handkerchief.
   2. thin, woven, gauze-like fabric.

Usage notes

The word is part of false friends between Standard Malay and Indonesian due to shared etymology. The Brunei, Malaysia and Singapore usage can be seen in Malay tisu.

Compounds

• tisu basah
• tisu makan
• tisu wajah

 

Further reading

• “tisu” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Malay

Etymology

From English tissue, from Old French tissu (Modern French tissu), past participle of tistre, from Latin texere.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -u

Noun

tisu

1. tissue
   1. a sheet of absorbent paper, especially one that is made to be used as tissue paper, toilet paper or a handkerchief.
   2. (biology) a group of cells similar in origin that function together to do a specific job.

Usage notes

The word is part of false friends between Standard Malay and Indonesian due to shared etymology. The Indonesian usage can be seen in Indonesian tisu.

Synonyms

• (biological tissue): jaringan (Indonesia)