# 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: /ˈkuski/, [ˈkus̠k̟i]
* Rhymes: -uski
* Hyphenation: kus‧ki

### Noun

kuski (informal)
* driver

#### Declension

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
* 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