Finnish
Etymology
From French coulisse through Swedish kuliss.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkulisːi/, [ˈkulis̠ːi]
- Rhymes: -ulisːi
- Syllabification(key): ku‧lis‧si
- Hyphenation(key): ku‧lis‧si
Noun
kulissi
- (theater, often in the plural) scene, stage, act
- (figuratively) act (backdrop of deception)
Mira ei ole tyttökaverini. Se on pelkkää kulissia.- Mira isn't my girlfriend. It's all just an act.
Täytyy yrittää pitää yllä kulisseja.- Gotta try to keep up the act.
Declension
| Inflection of kulissi (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
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| nominative
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kulissi
|
kulissit
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| genitive
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kulissin
|
kulissien
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| partitive
|
kulissia
|
kulisseja
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| illative
|
kulissiin
|
kulisseihin
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|
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singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
kulissi
|
kulissit
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
kulissi
|
kulissit
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| gen.
|
kulissin
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| genitive
|
kulissin
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kulissien
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| partitive
|
kulissia
|
kulisseja
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| inessive
|
kulississa
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kulisseissa
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| elative
|
kulissista
|
kulisseista
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| illative
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kulissiin
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kulisseihin
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| adessive
|
kulissilla
|
kulisseilla
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| ablative
|
kulissilta
|
kulisseilta
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| allative
|
kulissille
|
kulisseille
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| essive
|
kulissina
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kulisseina
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| translative
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kulissiksi
|
kulisseiksi
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| abessive
|
kulissitta
|
kulisseitta
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| instructive
|
—
|
kulissein
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| comitative
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See the possessive forms below.
|
| first-person singular possessor
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|
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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kulissini
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kulissini
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
kulissini
|
kulissini
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| gen.
|
kulissini
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| genitive
|
kulissini
|
kulissieni
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| partitive
|
kulissiani
|
kulissejani
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| inessive
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kulississani
|
kulisseissani
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| elative
|
kulissistani
|
kulisseistani
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| illative
|
kulissiini
|
kulisseihini
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| adessive
|
kulissillani
|
kulisseillani
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| ablative
|
kulissiltani
|
kulisseiltani
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| allative
|
kulissilleni
|
kulisseilleni
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| essive
|
kulissinani
|
kulisseinani
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| translative
|
kulissikseni
|
kulisseikseni
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| abessive
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kulissittani
|
kulisseittani
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| instructive
|
—
|
—
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| comitative
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— |
kulisseineni
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| second-person singular possessor
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|
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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kulissisi
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kulissisi
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
kulissisi
|
kulissisi
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| gen.
|
kulissisi
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| genitive
|
kulissisi
|
kulissiesi
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| partitive
|
kulissiasi
|
kulissejasi
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| inessive
|
kulississasi
|
kulisseissasi
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| elative
|
kulissistasi
|
kulisseistasi
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| illative
|
kulissiisi
|
kulisseihisi
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| adessive
|
kulissillasi
|
kulisseillasi
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| ablative
|
kulissiltasi
|
kulisseiltasi
|
| allative
|
kulissillesi
|
kulisseillesi
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| essive
|
kulissinasi
|
kulisseinasi
|
| translative
|
kulissiksesi
|
kulisseiksesi
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| abessive
|
kulissittasi
|
kulisseittasi
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
kulisseinesi
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| first-person plural possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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kulissimme
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kulissimme
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
kulissimme
|
kulissimme
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| gen.
|
kulissimme
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| genitive
|
kulissimme
|
kulissiemme
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| partitive
|
kulissiamme
|
kulissejamme
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| inessive
|
kulississamme
|
kulisseissamme
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| elative
|
kulissistamme
|
kulisseistamme
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| illative
|
kulissiimme
|
kulisseihimme
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| adessive
|
kulissillamme
|
kulisseillamme
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| ablative
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kulissiltamme
|
kulisseiltamme
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| allative
|
kulissillemme
|
kulisseillemme
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| essive
|
kulissinamme
|
kulisseinamme
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| translative
|
kulissiksemme
|
kulisseiksemme
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| abessive
|
kulissittamme
|
kulisseittamme
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
kulisseinemme
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| second-person plural possessor
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|
singular
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plural
|
| nominative
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kulissinne
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kulissinne
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
kulissinne
|
kulissinne
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| gen.
|
kulissinne
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| genitive
|
kulissinne
|
kulissienne
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| partitive
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kulissianne
|
kulissejanne
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| inessive
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kulississanne
|
kulisseissanne
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| elative
|
kulissistanne
|
kulisseistanne
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| illative
|
kulissiinne
|
kulisseihinne
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| adessive
|
kulissillanne
|
kulisseillanne
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| ablative
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kulissiltanne
|
kulisseiltanne
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| allative
|
kulissillenne
|
kulisseillenne
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| essive
|
kulissinanne
|
kulisseinanne
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| translative
|
kulissiksenne
|
kulisseiksenne
|
| abessive
|
kulissittanne
|
kulisseittanne
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
kulisseinenne
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| third-person possessor
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|
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singular
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plural
|
| nominative
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kulissinsa
|
kulissinsa
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
kulissinsa
|
kulissinsa
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| gen.
|
kulissinsa
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| genitive
|
kulissinsa
|
kulissiensa
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| partitive
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kulissiaan
kulissiansa
|
kulissejaan
kulissejansa
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| inessive
|
kulississaan
kulississansa
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kulisseissaan
kulisseissansa
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| elative
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kulissistaan
kulissistansa
|
kulisseistaan
kulisseistansa
|
| illative
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kulissiinsa
|
kulisseihinsa
|
| adessive
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kulissillaan
kulissillansa
|
kulisseillaan
kulisseillansa
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| ablative
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kulissiltaan
kulissiltansa
|
kulisseiltaan
kulisseiltansa
|
| allative
|
kulissilleen
kulissillensa
|
kulisseilleen
kulisseillensa
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| essive
|
kulissinaan
kulissinansa
|
kulisseinaan
kulisseinansa
|
| translative
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kulissikseen
kulissiksensa
|
kulisseikseen
kulisseiksensa
|
| abessive
|
kulissittaan
kulissittansa
|
kulisseittaan
kulisseittansa
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
kulisseineen
kulisseinensa
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Derived terms
References
- Häkkinen, Kaisa (2004) Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja [Modern Finnish Etymological Dictionary] (in Finnish), Juva: WSOY, →ISBN
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