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tuusa.

Used in genitive as fortifier, especially in the expressions tuusan nuuskana and tuusan nuuskaksi.

5 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈtuːsɑ/[ˈt̪uːs̠ɑ̝]

  1. Used in genitive as fortifier, especially in the expressions tuusan nuuskana and tuusan nuuskaksi.

    informal
    Maljakko putosi lattialle ja on nyt tuusan nuuskana.
    Maljakko putosi lattialle ja meni tuusan nuuskaksi.

  2. shattered (only used in translative and essive singular in analogy with previous sense)

    dialectal · informal
    Voi ei, kaunis maljakko on tuusana!
    Voi ei, kaunis maljakko meni tuusaksi!
Where this word comes from

< Swedish tusan (“damn, hell”) < tusen (“thousand”)

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