kusiainen
Finnish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkusiɑi̯nen/, [ˈkus̠iˌɑi̯ne̞n]
- Rhymes: -ɑinen
- Syllabification(key): ku‧si‧ai‧nen
Etymology 1
From Proto-Finnic *kuci-, from Proto-Uralic *kuńśe. Either from the same origin as kusi, or otherwise influenced by it. Related to Livvi kudžoi, Veps kužiaine, Komi-Permyak кодзувкот (kodzʹuvkot), Udmurt кузьыли (kuzʹyli) and Hungarian hangya.
Noun
kusiainen
- (informal) common red ant (Myrmica rubra)
- (dialectal) ant
Declension
| Inflection of kusiainen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | kusiainen | kusiaiset | |
| genitive | kusiaisen | kusiaisten kusiaisien | |
| partitive | kusiaista | kusiaisia | |
| illative | kusiaiseen | kusiaisiin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | kusiainen | kusiaiset | |
| accusative | nom. | kusiainen | kusiaiset |
| gen. | kusiaisen | ||
| genitive | kusiaisen | kusiaisten kusiaisien | |
| partitive | kusiaista | kusiaisia | |
| inessive | kusiaisessa | kusiaisissa | |
| elative | kusiaisesta | kusiaisista | |
| illative | kusiaiseen | kusiaisiin | |
| adessive | kusiaisella | kusiaisilla | |
| ablative | kusiaiselta | kusiaisilta | |
| allative | kusiaiselle | kusiaisille | |
| essive | kusiaisena | kusiaisina | |
| translative | kusiaiseksi | kusiaisiksi | |
| instructive | — | kusiaisin | |
| abessive | kusiaisetta | kusiaisitta | |
| comitative | — | kusiaisineen | |
| Possessive forms of kusiainen (type nainen) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | kusiaiseni | kusiaisemme |
| 2nd person | kusiaisesi | kusiaisenne |
| 3rd person | kusiaisensa | |
Synonyms
- (common red ant): siloviholainen
- (ant): muurahainen
Etymology 2
From kuusisataa (“six hundred”) > kuusisatanen > kusiainen via phonetic similarity and for pejorative effect.
Noun
kusiainen
- (informal, nickname) Fiat 600, a small Italian car manufactured from 1955 to 1969
Declension
| Inflection of kusiainen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | kusiainen | kusiaiset | |
| genitive | kusiaisen | kusiaisten kusiaisien | |
| partitive | kusiaista | kusiaisia | |
| illative | kusiaiseen | kusiaisiin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | kusiainen | kusiaiset | |
| accusative | nom. | kusiainen | kusiaiset |
| gen. | kusiaisen | ||
| genitive | kusiaisen | kusiaisten kusiaisien | |
| partitive | kusiaista | kusiaisia | |
| inessive | kusiaisessa | kusiaisissa | |
| elative | kusiaisesta | kusiaisista | |
| illative | kusiaiseen | kusiaisiin | |
| adessive | kusiaisella | kusiaisilla | |
| ablative | kusiaiselta | kusiaisilta | |
| allative | kusiaiselle | kusiaisille | |
| essive | kusiaisena | kusiaisina | |
| translative | kusiaiseksi | kusiaisiksi | |
| instructive | — | kusiaisin | |
| abessive | kusiaisetta | kusiaisitta | |
| comitative | — | kusiaisineen | |
| Possessive forms of kusiainen (type nainen) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | kusiaiseni | kusiaisemme |
| 2nd person | kusiaisesi | kusiaisenne |
| 3rd person | kusiaisensa | |
Synonyms
- kuoppatutka
- pompannappi
Anagrams
- niiauksen