# joutsen
## Finnish
### Alternative forms

* jouhten (poetic or dialectal and dated)

### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *jouc'ën, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *joŋkće. Cognates include Karelian joučen, Northern Sami njukča, Erzya локсей (lokśej), Moksha локсти (lokśťi), Eastern Mari йӱксӧ (jüksö) and Komi-Permyak юсь (juś).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈjou̯tsen/, [ˈjo̞u̯ts̠e̞n]
* Rhymes: -outsen
* Hyphenation: jout‧sen

### Noun

joutsen
* swan (any bird in the genus Cygnus)

#### Declension

Possessive forms of joutsen (Kotus type 32/sisar, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
joutseneni
joutseneni
accusative
nom.
joutseneni
joutseneni
gen.
joutseneni
genitive
joutseneni
joutsenieni joutsenteni
partitive
joutsentani
joutseniani
inessive
joutsenessani
joutsenissani
elative
joutsenestani
joutsenistani
illative
joutseneeni
joutseniini
adessive
joutsenellani
joutsenillani
ablative
joutseneltani
joutseniltani
allative
joutsenelleni
joutsenilleni
essive
joutsenenani
joutseninani
translative
joutsenekseni
joutsenikseni
abessive
joutsenettani
joutsenittani
instructive
comitative
—joutsenineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
joutsenesi
joutsenesi
accusative
nom.
joutsenesi
joutsenesi
gen.
joutsenesi
genitive
joutsenesi
joutseniesi joutsentesi
partitive
joutsentasi
joutseniasi
inessive
joutsenessasi
joutsenissasi
elative
joutsenestasi
joutsenistasi
illative
joutseneesi
joutseniisi
adessive
joutsenellasi
joutsenillasi
ablative
joutseneltasi
joutseniltasi
allative
joutsenellesi
joutsenillesi
essive
joutsenenasi
joutseninasi
translative
joutseneksesi
joutseniksesi
abessive
joutsenettasi
joutsenittasi
instructive
comitative
—joutseninesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
joutsenemme
joutsenemme
accusative
nom.
joutsenemme
joutsenemme
gen.
joutsenemme
genitive
joutsenemme
joutseniemme joutsentemme
partitive
joutsentamme
joutseniamme
inessive
joutsenessamme
joutsenissamme
elative
joutsenestamme
joutsenistamme
illative
joutseneemme
joutseniimme
adessive
joutsenellamme
joutsenillamme
ablative
joutseneltamme
joutseniltamme
allative
joutsenellemme
joutsenillemme
essive
joutsenenamme
joutseninamme
translative
joutseneksemme
joutseniksemme
abessive
joutsenettamme
joutsenittamme
instructive
comitative
—joutseninemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
joutsenenne
joutsenenne
accusative
nom.
joutsenenne
joutsenenne
gen.
joutsenenne
genitive
joutsenenne
joutsenienne joutsentenne
partitive
joutsentanne
joutsenianne
inessive
joutsenessanne
joutsenissanne
elative
joutsenestanne
joutsenistanne
illative
joutseneenne
joutseniinne
adessive
joutsenellanne
joutsenillanne
ablative
joutseneltanne
joutseniltanne
allative
joutsenellenne
joutsenillenne
essive
joutsenenanne
joutseninanne
translative
joutseneksenne
joutseniksenne
abessive
joutsenettanne
joutsenittanne
instructive
comitative
—joutseninenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
joutsenensa
joutsenensa
accusative
nom.
joutsenensa
joutsenensa
gen.
joutsenensa
genitive
joutsenensa
joutseniensa joutsentensa
partitive
joutsentaan joutsentansa
joutseniaan joutseniansa
inessive
joutsenessaan joutsenessansa
joutsenissaan joutsenissansa
elative
joutsenestaan joutsenestansa
joutsenistaan joutsenistansa
illative
joutseneensa
joutseniinsa
adessive
joutsenellaan joutsenellansa
joutsenillaan joutsenillansa
ablative
joutseneltaan joutseneltansa
joutseniltaan joutseniltansa
allative
joutsenelleen joutsenellensa
joutsenilleen joutsenillensa
essive
joutsenenaan joutsenenansa
joutseninaan joutseninansa
translative
joutsenekseen joutseneksensa
joutsenikseen joutseniksensa
abessive
joutsenettaan joutsenettansa
joutsenittaan joutsenittansa
instructive
comitative
—joutsenineen joutseninensa :

#### Derived terms

* Joutjärvi
* joutsenenpoikanen
* joutsenhanhi
* Joutsenlahti
* joutsenlampi
* joutsenlaulu
* joutsenlisko
* joutsenparvi
* kyhmyjoutsen
* laulujoutsen
* mustajoutsen
* mustakaulajoutsen
* naarasjoutsen
* pikkujoutsen
* trumpettijoutsen
* valkojoutsen

### References

Álgu database sv. njukča

### Further reading

* “joutsen”, 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

* jousten, juosten

## Ingrian
### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *jouc'ën. Cognates include Finnish joutsen and Estonian jõudsin.

### Pronunciation

* (Ala-Laukaa) IPA: /ˈjou̯t͡sen/, [ˈjo̞u̯t͡s̠e̞n]
* (Soikkola) IPA: /ˈjou̯t͡sen/, [ˈjo̞u̯t͡se̞n]
* Rhymes: -ou̯t͡sen
* Hyphenation: jout‧sen

### Noun

joutsen
* Synonym of luikko

#### Derived terms

* (diminutive) joutsut

### References

* Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 107