Jussi
See also: jussi
Finnish
Etymology
Medieval pet form of Johannes (“John”), Juhani and related names, with full given name status since mid-twentieth century.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈjusːi/, [ˈjus̠ːi]
- Rhymes: -usːi
- Syllabification(key): Jus‧si
Proper noun
Jussi
- a male given name, and a common diminutive form of names related to Johannes
- 1870 Aleksis Kivi, Seitsemän veljestä (Seven Brothers): Chapter 6 (Translation 1991 by Richard A. Impola):
- TIMO. Ja tuossa makaa Juhani kuin mallassäkki.
- EERO. Voi »Poika-Jussia»!
- TIMO. Niin kutsui hän itseänsä pikku-poikana.
- TIMO: And here like a malt sack lies Juhani.
- EERO: Poor-boy Jussi!
- TIMO: That's what he called himself when he was little.
- 1959, Väinö Linna, Täällä Pohjantähden alla [Under the North Star], volume 1, WSOY, page 1:
- Alussa olivat suo, kuokka — ja Jussi.
- In the beginning, there was a swamp, a mattock — and Jussi.
- 1997, Heikki Hietamies, Sydän toivoa täynnä, Otava, →ISBN, page 131:
- —Pojasta tulee Jussi...eiks ole komee nimi, Jussi Saari, semmonen miehekäs. Se me otetaan.
- (please add an English translation of this quote)
- 1870 Aleksis Kivi, Seitsemän veljestä (Seven Brothers): Chapter 6 (Translation 1991 by Richard A. Impola):
- The letter "J" in the Finnish tavausaakkoset, a spelling system similar to ICAO spelling alphabet.
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 | |
| Possessive forms of Jussi (type risti) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | Jussini | Jussimme |
| 2nd person | Jussisi | Jussinne |
| 3rd person | Jussinsa | |
Derived terms
- (surnames) Jussila
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