-uš

See also: Appendix:Variations of "us"

Czech

Noun

-uš m anim or (rare) f (noun-forming suffix)

  1. (archaic) a suffix which indicates masculine (rarely feminine) gender, now predominantly in homemade name forms

See also

Karelian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /-uʃ/
  • Hyphenation: -uš

Etymology 1

Regional variants of -uš
North Karelian
(Viena)
-uš
South Karelian
(Tver)
-uš

From Proto-Finnic *-uc. Cognates include Finnish -us and Veps -uz'.

Suffix

-uš (front vowel variant -yš)

  1. Used to form nouns from adjectives: -ness
Declension
Viena Karelian declension of -uš (type 17/šuuruš, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative -uš -ukšet
genitive -uten -ukšien
partitive -utta -ukšie
illative -uteh -ukših
inessive -utešša -ukšissa
elative -utešta -ukšista
adessive -utella -ukšilla
ablative -utelta -ukšilta
translative -utekši -ukšiksi
essive -utena -ukšina
comitative -ukšineh
abessive -utetta -ukšitta
Tver Karelian declension of -uš (type 17/šuuruš, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative -uš -ukšet
genitive -uon -ukšien
partitive -utta -ukšie
illative -uoh -ukših
inessive -uošša -ukšissa
elative -uošta -ukšista
adessive -uolla -ukšilla
ablative -uolda -ukšilda
translative -uokši -ukšiksi
essive -uona -ukšina
comitative -uonke -ukšinke
abessive -uotta -ukšitta
Viena Karelian possessive forms of -uš
1st person -uteni
2nd person -uteš
3rd person -uteh
*) Possessive forms are very rare for adjectives and only used in substantivised clauses.
Tver Karelian possessive forms of -uš
1st person -uoni
2nd person -uoš
3rd person -uoh
*) Possessive forms are very rare for adjectives and only used in substantivised clauses.
Derived terms
Karelian terms suffixed with -uš (deadjectival)

Etymology 2

Regional variants of -uš
North Karelian
(Viena)
-uš
South Karelian
(Tver)
-uš

From Proto-Finnic *-us. Cognates include Finnish -us and Veps -uz.

Suffix

-uš (front vowel variant -yš)

  1. Used to form action nouns from verbs: -tion
Declension
Viena Karelian declension of -uš (type 16/kiitoš, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative -uš -ukšet
genitive -ukšen -ukšien
partitive -ušta -ukšie
illative -ukšeh -ukših
inessive -ukšešša -ukšissa
elative -ukšešta -ukšista
adessive -ukšella -ukšilla
ablative -ukšelta -ukšilta
translative -ukšekši -ukšiksi
essive -ukšena -ukšina
comitative -ukšineh
abessive -ukšetta -ukšitta
Tver Karelian declension of -uš (type 16/kiitoš, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative -uš -ukšet
genitive -ukšen -ukšien
partitive -ušta -ukšie
illative -ukšeh -ukših
inessive -ukšešša -ukšissa
elative -ukšešta -ukšista
adessive -ukšella -ukšilla
ablative -ukšelda -ukšilda
translative -ukšekši -ukšiksi
essive -ukšena -ukšina
comitative -ukšenke -ukšinke
abessive -ukšetta -ukšitta
Possessive forms of -uš
1st person -ukšeni
2nd person -ukšeš
3rd person -ukšeh
*) Possessive forms are very rare for adjectives and only used in substantivised clauses.
Derived terms
Category Karelian terms suffixed with -uš (deverbal) not found

Etymology 3

Regional variants of -uš
North Karelian
(Viena)
-uš
South Karelian
(Tver)
-uš

From Proto-Finnic *-us. Cognates include Finnish -us and Veps -uz.

Suffix

-uš (front vowel variant -yš)

  1. Used to form nouns from other nominals.
Declension
Viena Karelian declension of -uš (type 16/kiitoš, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative -uš -ukšet
genitive -ukšen -ukšien
partitive -ušta -ukšie
illative -ukšeh -ukših
inessive -ukšešša -ukšissa
elative -ukšešta -ukšista
adessive -ukšella -ukšilla
ablative -ukšelta -ukšilta
translative -ukšekši -ukšiksi
essive -ukšena -ukšina
comitative -ukšineh
abessive -ukšetta -ukšitta
Tver Karelian declension of -uš (type 16/kiitoš, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative -uš -ukšet
genitive -ukšen -ukšien
partitive -ušta -ukšie
illative -ukšeh -ukših
inessive -ukšešša -ukšissa
elative -ukšešta -ukšista
adessive -ukšella -ukšilla
ablative -ukšelda -ukšilda
translative -ukšekši -ukšiksi
essive -ukšena -ukšina
comitative -ukšenke -ukšinke
abessive -ukšetta -ukšitta
Possessive forms of -uš
1st person -ukšeni
2nd person -ukšeš
3rd person -ukšeh
*) Possessive forms are very rare for adjectives and only used in substantivised clauses.
Derived terms
Karelian terms suffixed with -uš (denominal)