kuski

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowing from Swedish kusk, from earlier kutsk, from German Kutscher, from Kutsche, from Hungarian kocsi, from the village of Kocs.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkuski/, [ˈkus̠k̟i]
• Rhymes: -uski
• Syllabification^(key): kus‧ki

Noun

kuski (informal)

1. driver

Declension

Inflection of kuski (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		kuski	kuskit
genitive		kuskin	kuskien
partitive		kuskia	kuskeja
illative		kuskiin	kuskeihin
		singular	plural
nominative		kuski	kuskit
accusative	nom.	kuski	kuskit
	gen.	kuskin
genitive		kuskin	kuskien
partitive		kuskia	kuskeja
inessive		kuskissa	kuskeissa
elative		kuskista	kuskeista
illative		kuskiin	kuskeihin
adessive		kuskilla	kuskeilla
ablative		kuskilta	kuskeilta
allative		kuskille	kuskeille
essive		kuskina	kuskeina
translative		kuskiksi	kuskeiksi
abessive		kuskitta	kuskeitta
instructive		—	kuskein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of kuski (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kuskini kuskini accusative nom. kuskini kuskini gen. kuskini genitive kuskini kuskieni partitive kuskiani kuskejani inessive kuskissani kuskeissani elative kuskistani kuskeistani illative kuskiini kuskeihini adessive kuskillani kuskeillani ablative kuskiltani kuskeiltani allative kuskilleni kuskeilleni essive kuskinani kuskeinani translative kuskikseni kuskeikseni abessive kuskittani kuskeittani instructive — — comitative — kuskeineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kuskisi kuskisi accusative nom. kuskisi kuskisi gen. kuskisi genitive kuskisi kuskiesi partitive kuskiasi kuskejasi inessive kuskissasi kuskeissasi elative kuskistasi kuskeistasi illative kuskiisi kuskeihisi adessive kuskillasi kuskeillasi ablative kuskiltasi kuskeiltasi allative kuskillesi kuskeillesi essive kuskinasi kuskeinasi translative kuskiksesi kuskeiksesi abessive kuskittasi kuskeittasi instructive — — comitative — kuskeinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kuskimme kuskimme accusative nom. kuskimme kuskimme gen. kuskimme genitive kuskimme kuskiemme partitive kuskiamme kuskejamme inessive kuskissamme kuskeissamme elative kuskistamme kuskeistamme illative kuskiimme kuskeihimme adessive kuskillamme kuskeillamme ablative kuskiltamme kuskeiltamme allative kuskillemme kuskeillemme essive kuskinamme kuskeinamme translative kuskiksemme kuskeiksemme abessive kuskittamme kuskeittamme instructive — — comitative — kuskeinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kuskinne kuskinne accusative nom. kuskinne kuskinne gen. kuskinne genitive kuskinne kuskienne partitive kuskianne kuskejanne inessive kuskissanne kuskeissanne elative kuskistanne kuskeistanne illative kuskiinne kuskeihinne adessive kuskillanne kuskeillanne ablative kuskiltanne kuskeiltanne allative kuskillenne kuskeillenne essive kuskinanne kuskeinanne translative kuskiksenne kuskeiksenne abessive kuskittanne kuskeittanne instructive — — comitative — kuskeinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative kuskinsa kuskinsa accusative nom. kuskinsa kuskinsa gen. kuskinsa genitive kuskinsa kuskiensa partitive kuskiaan kuskiansa kuskejaan kuskejansa inessive kuskissaan kuskissansa kuskeissaan kuskeissansa elative kuskistaan kuskistansa kuskeistaan kuskeistansa illative kuskiinsa kuskeihinsa adessive kuskillaan kuskillansa kuskeillaan kuskeillansa ablative kuskiltaan kuskiltansa kuskeiltaan kuskeiltansa allative kuskilleen kuskillensa kuskeilleen kuskeillensa essive kuskinaan kuskinansa kuskeinaan kuskeinansa translative kuskikseen kuskiksensa kuskeikseen kuskeiksensa abessive kuskittaan kuskittansa kuskeittaan kuskeittansa instructive — — comitative — kuskeineen kuskeinensa

Synonyms

• kuljettaja
• ohjastaja (in harness racing)

Derived terms

• kuskata

 

compounds

• apukuski
• autokuski
• bemarikuski
• bussikuski
• formulakuski
• hevoskuski
• hondakuski
• juoppokuski
• kuskipukki
• mersukuski
• metrokuski
• rallikuski
• rekkakuski
• roskakuski
• sirrakuski
• taksikuski
• tehdaskuski
• trukkikuski
• yksityiskuski

 

Related terms

• kuskata

References

• Suomen sanojen alkuperä - Etymologinen sanakirja A-K, page 452.

Further reading

• “kuski”, 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 2023-07-02

Anagrams

• kuksi, sukki