misu

See also: Appendix:Variations of "misu"

Finnish

Etymology

Onomatopoeic +‎ -su. Sense "chick, honey" in part from missi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmisu/, [ˈmis̠u]
• Rhymes: -isu
• Syllabification^(key): mi‧su
• Hyphenation^(key): mi‧su

Noun

misu

1. pussy-cat
2. (colloquial) chick, honey (attractive woman)

Declension

Inflection of misu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		misu	misut
genitive		misun	misujen
partitive		misua	misuja
illative		misuun	misuihin
		singular	plural
nominative		misu	misut
accusative	nom.	misu	misut
	gen.	misun
genitive		misun	misujen
partitive		misua	misuja
inessive		misussa	misuissa
elative		misusta	misuista
illative		misuun	misuihin
adessive		misulla	misuilla
ablative		misulta	misuilta
allative		misulle	misuille
essive		misuna	misuina
translative		misuksi	misuiksi
abessive		misutta	misuitta
instructive		—	misuin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of misu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative misuni misuni accusative nom. misuni misuni gen. misuni genitive misuni misujeni partitive misuani misujani inessive misussani misuissani elative misustani misuistani illative misuuni misuihini adessive misullani misuillani ablative misultani misuiltani allative misulleni misuilleni essive misunani misuinani translative misukseni misuikseni abessive misuttani misuittani instructive — — comitative — misuineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative misusi misusi accusative nom. misusi misusi gen. misusi genitive misusi misujesi partitive misuasi misujasi inessive misussasi misuissasi elative misustasi misuistasi illative misuusi misuihisi adessive misullasi misuillasi ablative misultasi misuiltasi allative misullesi misuillesi essive misunasi misuinasi translative misuksesi misuiksesi abessive misuttasi misuittasi instructive — — comitative — misuinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative misumme misumme accusative nom. misumme misumme gen. misumme genitive misumme misujemme partitive misuamme misujamme inessive misussamme misuissamme elative misustamme misuistamme illative misuumme misuihimme adessive misullamme misuillamme ablative misultamme misuiltamme allative misullemme misuillemme essive misunamme misuinamme translative misuksemme misuiksemme abessive misuttamme misuittamme instructive — — comitative — misuinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative misunne misunne accusative nom. misunne misunne gen. misunne genitive misunne misujenne partitive misuanne misujanne inessive misussanne misuissanne elative misustanne misuistanne illative misuunne misuihinne adessive misullanne misuillanne ablative misultanne misuiltanne allative misullenne misuillenne essive misunanne misuinanne translative misuksenne misuiksenne abessive misuttanne misuittanne instructive — — comitative — misuinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative misunsa misunsa accusative nom. misunsa misunsa gen. misunsa genitive misunsa misujensa partitive misuaan misuansa misujaan misujansa inessive misussaan misussansa misuissaan misuissansa elative misustaan misustansa misuistaan misuistansa illative misuunsa misuihinsa adessive misullaan misullansa misuillaan misuillansa ablative misultaan misultansa misuiltaan misuiltansa allative misulleen misullensa misuilleen misuillensa essive misunaan misunansa misuinaan misuinansa translative misukseen misuksensa misuikseen misuiksensa abessive misuttaan misuttansa misuittaan misuittansa instructive — — comitative — misuineen misuinensa

Synonyms

• (pussycat): kisu, kisuli, kissimirri, mirri

See also

• kissa

Further reading

• “misu”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023

Japanese

Romanization

misu

1. Rōmaji transcription of ミス

Trumai

Noun

misu

1. water
2. mirror

References

• Raquel Guirardello (1999), A reference grammar of Trumai, Houston: Rice University (PhD thesis)