tusina

See also: tușina

Finnish

Etymology

From Swedish dussin (“dozen”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtusinɑ/, [ˈt̪us̠inɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -usinɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): tu‧si‧na

Noun

tusina

1. dozen (twelve pieces)

   Saisinko tusinan munia?

   Can I have a dozen eggs, please?

2. (in compounds, derogatory) used to suggest something or someone is without distinction or merit average, mediocre, a dime a dozen

   tusinataide ― shoddy, unremarkable art

Declension

Inflection of tusina (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative		tusina	tusinat
genitive		tusinan	tusinoiden tusinoitten
partitive		tusinaa	tusinoita
illative		tusinaan	tusinoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		tusina	tusinat
accusative	nom.	tusina	tusinat
	gen.	tusinan
genitive		tusinan	tusinoiden tusinoitten tusinain rare
partitive		tusinaa	tusinoita
inessive		tusinassa	tusinoissa
elative		tusinasta	tusinoista
illative		tusinaan	tusinoihin
adessive		tusinalla	tusinoilla
ablative		tusinalta	tusinoilta
allative		tusinalle	tusinoille
essive		tusinana	tusinoina
translative		tusinaksi	tusinoiksi
abessive		tusinatta	tusinoitta
instructive		—	tusinoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of tusina (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative tusinani tusinani accusative nom. tusinani tusinani gen. tusinani genitive tusinani tusinoideni tusinoitteni tusinaini rare partitive tusinaani tusinoitani inessive tusinassani tusinoissani elative tusinastani tusinoistani illative tusinaani tusinoihini adessive tusinallani tusinoillani ablative tusinaltani tusinoiltani allative tusinalleni tusinoilleni essive tusinanani tusinoinani translative tusinakseni tusinoikseni abessive tusinattani tusinoittani instructive — — comitative — tusinoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative tusinasi tusinasi accusative nom. tusinasi tusinasi gen. tusinasi genitive tusinasi tusinoidesi tusinoittesi tusinaisi rare partitive tusinaasi tusinoitasi inessive tusinassasi tusinoissasi elative tusinastasi tusinoistasi illative tusinaasi tusinoihisi adessive tusinallasi tusinoillasi ablative tusinaltasi tusinoiltasi allative tusinallesi tusinoillesi essive tusinanasi tusinoinasi translative tusinaksesi tusinoiksesi abessive tusinattasi tusinoittasi instructive — — comitative — tusinoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative tusinamme tusinamme accusative nom. tusinamme tusinamme gen. tusinamme genitive tusinamme tusinoidemme tusinoittemme tusinaimme rare partitive tusinaamme tusinoitamme inessive tusinassamme tusinoissamme elative tusinastamme tusinoistamme illative tusinaamme tusinoihimme adessive tusinallamme tusinoillamme ablative tusinaltamme tusinoiltamme allative tusinallemme tusinoillemme essive tusinanamme tusinoinamme translative tusinaksemme tusinoiksemme abessive tusinattamme tusinoittamme instructive — — comitative — tusinoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative tusinanne tusinanne accusative nom. tusinanne tusinanne gen. tusinanne genitive tusinanne tusinoidenne tusinoittenne tusinainne rare partitive tusinaanne tusinoitanne inessive tusinassanne tusinoissanne elative tusinastanne tusinoistanne illative tusinaanne tusinoihinne adessive tusinallanne tusinoillanne ablative tusinaltanne tusinoiltanne allative tusinallenne tusinoillenne essive tusinananne tusinoinanne translative tusinaksenne tusinoiksenne abessive tusinattanne tusinoittanne instructive — — comitative — tusinoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative tusinansa tusinansa accusative nom. tusinansa tusinansa gen. tusinansa genitive tusinansa tusinoidensa tusinoittensa tusinainsa rare partitive tusinaansa tusinoitaan tusinoitansa inessive tusinassaan tusinassansa tusinoissaan tusinoissansa elative tusinastaan tusinastansa tusinoistaan tusinoistansa illative tusinaansa tusinoihinsa adessive tusinallaan tusinallansa tusinoillaan tusinoillansa ablative tusinaltaan tusinaltansa tusinoiltaan tusinoiltansa allative tusinalleen tusinallensa tusinoilleen tusinoillensa essive tusinanaan tusinanansa tusinoinaan tusinoinansa translative tusinakseen tusinaksensa tusinoikseen tusinoiksensa abessive tusinattaan tusinattansa tusinoittaan tusinoittansa instructive — — comitative — tusinoineen tusinoinensa

Derived terms

• tusinoittain

 

compounds

• piruntusina
• tusinakirjailija
• tusinataiteilija
• tusinatavara
• tusinatuote
• tusinatyö

 

Further reading

• “tusina”, 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

• astuin, sutina, tinaus, uistan, unista