jussi

See also: Jussi

English

Noun

jussi (uncountable)

  1. 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.

Finnish

Etymology

< juhannus (“Midsummer Day”)

Noun

jussi

  1. (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

Latin

Verb

jussī

  1. first-person singular perfect active indicative of jubeō
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