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tussu

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Finnish

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Etymology

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From Proto-Finnic *tussu, probably sound-symbolic origin.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈtusːu/, [ˈt̪us̠ːu]
  • Rhymes: -usːu
  • Hyphenation(key): tus‧su

Noun

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tussu (vulgar)

  1. female genitalia: pussy, cunt

Declension

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Inflection of tussu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative tussu tussut
genitive tussun tussujen
partitive tussua tussuja
illative tussuun tussuihin
singular plural
nominative tussu tussut
accusative nom. tussu tussut
gen. tussun
genitive tussun tussujen
partitive tussua tussuja
inessive tussussa tussuissa
elative tussusta tussuista
illative tussuun tussuihin
adessive tussulla tussuilla
ablative tussulta tussuilta
allative tussulle tussuille
essive tussuna tussuina
translative tussuksi tussuiksi
abessive tussutta tussuitta
instructive tussuin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of tussu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative tussuni tussuni
accusative nom. tussuni tussuni
gen. tussuni
genitive tussuni tussujeni
partitive tussuani tussujani
inessive tussussani tussuissani
elative tussustani tussuistani
illative tussuuni tussuihini
adessive tussullani tussuillani
ablative tussultani tussuiltani
allative tussulleni tussuilleni
essive tussunani tussuinani
translative tussukseni tussuikseni
abessive tussuttani tussuittani
instructive
comitative tussuineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative tussusi tussusi
accusative nom. tussusi tussusi
gen. tussusi
genitive tussusi tussujesi
partitive tussuasi tussujasi
inessive tussussasi tussuissasi
elative tussustasi tussuistasi
illative tussuusi tussuihisi
adessive tussullasi tussuillasi
ablative tussultasi tussuiltasi
allative tussullesi tussuillesi
essive tussunasi tussuinasi
translative tussuksesi tussuiksesi
abessive tussuttasi tussuittasi
instructive
comitative tussuinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative tussumme tussumme
accusative nom. tussumme tussumme
gen. tussumme
genitive tussumme tussujemme
partitive tussuamme tussujamme
inessive tussussamme tussuissamme
elative tussustamme tussuistamme
illative tussuumme tussuihimme
adessive tussullamme tussuillamme
ablative tussultamme tussuiltamme
allative tussullemme tussuillemme
essive tussunamme tussuinamme
translative tussuksemme tussuiksemme
abessive tussuttamme tussuittamme
instructive
comitative tussuinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative tussunne tussunne
accusative nom. tussunne tussunne
gen. tussunne
genitive tussunne tussujenne
partitive tussuanne tussujanne
inessive tussussanne tussuissanne
elative tussustanne tussuistanne
illative tussuunne tussuihinne
adessive tussullanne tussuillanne
ablative tussultanne tussuiltanne
allative tussullenne tussuillenne
essive tussunanne tussuinanne
translative tussuksenne tussuiksenne
abessive tussuttanne tussuittanne
instructive
comitative tussuinenne

Synonyms

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Adjective

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tussu (rare)

  1. soft, blunt (like a worn felt tip pen or empty tire)

Derived terms

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Further reading

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Middle English

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Noun

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tussu

  1. Alternative form of tissu

Old Irish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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+‎ -su

Pronunciation

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Pronoun

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tussu (emphatic)

  1. you (singular, informal), thou
    • c. 800–825, Diarmait, Milan Glosses on the Psalms, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. I, pp. 7–483, Ml. 92a17
      Bed indbadigthi .i. bed chuintechti .i. cid fáilte ad·cot-sa ⁊ du·ngnéu, is túsu immid·folngi dam, a Dǽ; cid indeb dano ad·cot, is tú, Dǽ, immid·folngi dam.
      To be enriched, i.e. to be sought, i.e. though it is joy that I obtain and make, it is you who effects it for me, O God; so too, though it is wealth that I obtain, it is you, God, who effects it for me.
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  • (non-emphatic)

Descendants

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  • Irish: tusa
  • Manx: uss
  • Scottish Gaelic: thusa

Mutation

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Mutation of tussu
radical lenition nasalization
tussu thussu tussu
pronounced with /d(ʲ)-/

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

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