useus

Finnish

Etymology

usea +‎ -us

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈuseus/, [ˈus̠e̞us̠]
• Rhymes: -useus
• Syllabification^(key): u‧se‧us
• Hyphenation^(key): use‧us

Noun

useus (rare)

1. number, quantity; especially a large or increased amount

   Miesten useus ei näyttänyt työtä nopeuttavan.

   Increasing the number of men didn't seem to make the work faster.

Declension

Inflection of useus (Kotus type 40*F/kalleus, t-d gradation)
nominative		useus	useudet
genitive		useuden	useuksien
partitive		useutta	useuksia
illative		useuteen	useuksiin
		singular	plural
nominative		useus	useudet
accusative	nom.	useus	useudet
	gen.	useuden
genitive		useuden	useuksien
partitive		useutta	useuksia
inessive		useudessa	useuksissa
elative		useudesta	useuksista
illative		useuteen	useuksiin
adessive		useudella	useuksilla
ablative		useudelta	useuksilta
allative		useudelle	useuksille
essive		useutena	useuksina
translative		useudeksi	useuksiksi
abessive		useudetta	useuksitta
instructive		—	useuksin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of useus (Kotus type 40*F/kalleus, t-d gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative useuteni useuteni accusative nom. useuteni useuteni gen. useuteni genitive useuteni useuksieni partitive useuttani useuksiani inessive useudessani useuksissani elative useudestani useuksistani illative useuteeni useuksiini adessive useudellani useuksillani ablative useudeltani useuksiltani allative useudelleni useuksilleni essive useutenani useuksinani translative useudekseni useuksikseni abessive useudettani useuksittani instructive — — comitative — useuksineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative useutesi useutesi accusative nom. useutesi useutesi gen. useutesi genitive useutesi useuksiesi partitive useuttasi useuksiasi inessive useudessasi useuksissasi elative useudestasi useuksistasi illative useuteesi useuksiisi adessive useudellasi useuksillasi ablative useudeltasi useuksiltasi allative useudellesi useuksillesi essive useutenasi useuksinasi translative useudeksesi useuksiksesi abessive useudettasi useuksittasi instructive — — comitative — useuksinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative useutemme useutemme accusative nom. useutemme useutemme gen. useutemme genitive useutemme useuksiemme partitive useuttamme useuksiamme inessive useudessamme useuksissamme elative useudestamme useuksistamme illative useuteemme useuksiimme adessive useudellamme useuksillamme ablative useudeltamme useuksiltamme allative useudellemme useuksillemme essive useutenamme useuksinamme translative useudeksemme useuksiksemme abessive useudettamme useuksittamme instructive — — comitative — useuksinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative useutenne useutenne accusative nom. useutenne useutenne gen. useutenne genitive useutenne useuksienne partitive useuttanne useuksianne inessive useudessanne useuksissanne elative useudestanne useuksistanne illative useuteenne useuksiinne adessive useudellanne useuksillanne ablative useudeltanne useuksiltanne allative useudellenne useuksillenne essive useutenanne useuksinanne translative useudeksenne useuksiksenne abessive useudettanne useuksittanne instructive — — comitative — useuksinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative useutensa useutensa accusative nom. useutensa useutensa gen. useutensa genitive useutensa useuksiensa partitive useuttaan useuttansa useuksiaan useuksiansa inessive useudessaan useudessansa useuksissaan useuksissansa elative useudestaan useudestansa useuksistaan useuksistansa illative useuteensa useuksiinsa adessive useudellaan useudellansa useuksillaan useuksillansa ablative useudeltaan useudeltansa useuksiltaan useuksiltansa allative useudelleen useudellensa useuksilleen useuksillensa essive useutenaan useutenansa useuksinaan useuksinansa translative useudekseen useudeksensa useuksikseen useuksiksensa abessive useudettaan useudettansa useuksittaan useuksittansa instructive — — comitative — useuksineen useuksinensa

Synonyms

• määrä, lukumäärä

Further reading

• “useus”, 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 4 July 2023