jousi

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *jousi (“bow”), from Proto-Uralic *joŋse. Cognates include Mansi ёвт (jowt, “bow”), Hungarian íj (“bow”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈjou̯si/
  • Hyphenation: jou‧si

Noun

jousi

  1. spring (a mechanical device made of flexible material)
  2. bow (a weapon)
  3. musical bow

Declension

Inflection of jousi (Kotus type 24/uni, no gradation)
nominative jousi jouset
genitive jousen jousien
jousten
partitive jousta jousia
illative jouseen jousiin
singular plural
nominative jousi jouset
accusative nom. jousi jouset
gen. jousen
genitive jousen jousien
jousten
partitive jousta jousia
inessive jousessa jousissa
elative jousesta jousista
illative jouseen jousiin
adessive jousella jousilla
ablative jouselta jousilta
allative jouselle jousille
essive jousena jousina
translative jouseksi jousiksi
instructive — jousin
abessive jousetta jousitta
comitative — jousineen

Derived terms

Compounds

See also

Karelian

Noun

jousi

  1. bow
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