toosa

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from Swedish dosa (“box”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtoːsɑ/, [ˈt̪o̞ːs̠ɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -oːsɑ
• Syllabification^(key): too‧sa

Noun

toosa

1. A small box or container made of metal, plastic or cardboard etc.
2. (colloquial) A TV set or radio
3. (colloquial) A (poor) machine.
4. (vulgar) vagina

Declension

Inflection of toosa (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative		toosa	toosat
genitive		toosan	toosien
partitive		toosaa	toosia
illative		toosaan	toosiin
		singular	plural
nominative		toosa	toosat
accusative	nom.	toosa	toosat
	gen.	toosan
genitive		toosan	toosien toosainrare
partitive		toosaa	toosia
inessive		toosassa	toosissa
elative		toosasta	toosista
illative		toosaan	toosiin
adessive		toosalla	toosilla
ablative		toosalta	toosilta
allative		toosalle	toosille
essive		toosana	toosina
translative		toosaksi	toosiksi
abessive		toosatta	toositta
instructive		—	toosin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of toosa (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative toosani toosani accusative nom. toosani toosani gen. toosani genitive toosani toosieni toosainirare partitive toosaani toosiani inessive toosassani toosissani elative toosastani toosistani illative toosaani toosiini adessive toosallani toosillani ablative toosaltani toosiltani allative toosalleni toosilleni essive toosanani toosinani translative toosakseni toosikseni abessive toosattani toosittani instructive — — comitative — toosineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative toosasi toosasi accusative nom. toosasi toosasi gen. toosasi genitive toosasi toosiesi toosaisirare partitive toosaasi toosiasi inessive toosassasi toosissasi elative toosastasi toosistasi illative toosaasi toosiisi adessive toosallasi toosillasi ablative toosaltasi toosiltasi allative toosallesi toosillesi essive toosanasi toosinasi translative toosaksesi toosiksesi abessive toosattasi toosittasi instructive — — comitative — toosinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative toosamme toosamme accusative nom. toosamme toosamme gen. toosamme genitive toosamme toosiemme toosaimmerare partitive toosaamme toosiamme inessive toosassamme toosissamme elative toosastamme toosistamme illative toosaamme toosiimme adessive toosallamme toosillamme ablative toosaltamme toosiltamme allative toosallemme toosillemme essive toosanamme toosinamme translative toosaksemme toosiksemme abessive toosattamme toosittamme instructive — — comitative — toosinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative toosanne toosanne accusative nom. toosanne toosanne gen. toosanne genitive toosanne toosienne toosainnerare partitive toosaanne toosianne inessive toosassanne toosissanne elative toosastanne toosistanne illative toosaanne toosiinne adessive toosallanne toosillanne ablative toosaltanne toosiltanne allative toosallenne toosillenne essive toosananne toosinanne translative toosaksenne toosiksenne abessive toosattanne toosittanne instructive — — comitative — toosinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative toosansa toosansa accusative nom. toosansa toosansa gen. toosansa genitive toosansa toosiensa toosainsarare partitive toosaansa toosiaan toosiansa inessive toosassaan toosassansa toosissaan toosissansa elative toosastaan toosastansa toosistaan toosistansa illative toosaansa toosiinsa adessive toosallaan toosallansa toosillaan toosillansa ablative toosaltaan toosaltansa toosiltaan toosiltansa allative toosalleen toosallensa toosilleen toosillensa essive toosanaan toosanansa toosinaan toosinansa translative toosakseen toosaksensa toosikseen toosiksensa abessive toosattaan toosattansa toosittaan toosittansa instructive — — comitative — toosineen toosinensa

Derived terms

compounds

• mölytoosa
• tupakkatoosa

 

Further reading

• “toosa”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

Anagrams

• ostoa