jussi
See also: Jussi
English
Noun
jussi (uncountable)
- A delicate fibre used for making clothing in the Philippines.
- 2004, Steven Flusty, De-Coca-colonization: making the globe from the inside out (page 95)
- Organza is now often substituted for jussi, both being light, transparent fabrics well suited to the heat and humidity of the Philippines.
- 2004, Steven Flusty, De-Coca-colonization: making the globe from the inside out (page 95)
Finnish
Etymology
< juhannus (“Midsummer Day”)
Noun
jussi
- (colloquial) midsummer, Midsummer Day
- Oltiin jussina mökillä.
- We spent the midsummer at our summer house.
Declension
| Inflection of jussi (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | jussi | jussit | |
| genitive | jussin | jussien | |
| partitive | jussia | jusseja | |
| illative | jussiin | jusseihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | jussi | jussit | |
| accusative | nom. | jussi | jussit |
| gen. | jussin | ||
| genitive | jussin | jussien | |
| partitive | jussia | jusseja | |
| inessive | jussissa | jusseissa | |
| elative | jussista | jusseista | |
| illative | jussiin | jusseihin | |
| adessive | jussilla | jusseilla | |
| ablative | jussilta | jusseilta | |
| allative | jussille | jusseille | |
| essive | jussina | jusseina | |
| translative | jussiksi | jusseiksi | |
| instructive | — | jussein | |
| abessive | jussitta | jusseitta | |
| comitative | — | jusseineen | |
Synonyms
- juhannus
Latin
Verb
jussī
- first-person singular perfect active indicative of jubeō