# tupsu
## Estonian
### Noun

tupsu
* genitive singular of tups
* partitive singular of tups
* illative singular of tups

## Finnish
### Etymology

Borrowed from Swedish tofs (“tuft, tassel”). Compare Estonian tups.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈtupsu/, [ˈt̪ups̠u]
* Rhymes: -upsu
* Hyphenation: tup‧su

### Noun

tupsu
* tuft (bunch of feathers, grass or hair, etc., held together at the base)
* bobble, pompom (furry ball attached on top of a hat)
* tussle
* Synonym of hehkutupsu

#### Declension

Possessive forms of tupsu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
tupsuni
tupsuni
accusative
nom.
tupsuni
tupsuni
gen.
tupsuni
genitive
tupsuni
tupsujeni
partitive
tupsuani
tupsujani
inessive
tupsussani
tupsuissani
elative
tupsustani
tupsuistani
illative
tupsuuni
tupsuihini
adessive
tupsullani
tupsuillani
ablative
tupsultani
tupsuiltani
allative
tupsulleni
tupsuilleni
essive
tupsunani
tupsuinani
translative
tupsukseni
tupsuikseni
abessive
tupsuttani
tupsuittani
instructive
comitative
—tupsuineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
tupsusi
tupsusi
accusative
nom.
tupsusi
tupsusi
gen.
tupsusi
genitive
tupsusi
tupsujesi
partitive
tupsuasi
tupsujasi
inessive
tupsussasi
tupsuissasi
elative
tupsustasi
tupsuistasi
illative
tupsuusi
tupsuihisi
adessive
tupsullasi
tupsuillasi
ablative
tupsultasi
tupsuiltasi
allative
tupsullesi
tupsuillesi
essive
tupsunasi
tupsuinasi
translative
tupsuksesi
tupsuiksesi
abessive
tupsuttasi
tupsuittasi
instructive
comitative
—tupsuinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
tupsumme
tupsumme
accusative
nom.
tupsumme
tupsumme
gen.
tupsumme
genitive
tupsumme
tupsujemme
partitive
tupsuamme
tupsujamme
inessive
tupsussamme
tupsuissamme
elative
tupsustamme
tupsuistamme
illative
tupsuumme
tupsuihimme
adessive
tupsullamme
tupsuillamme
ablative
tupsultamme
tupsuiltamme
allative
tupsullemme
tupsuillemme
essive
tupsunamme
tupsuinamme
translative
tupsuksemme
tupsuiksemme
abessive
tupsuttamme
tupsuittamme
instructive
comitative
—tupsuinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
tupsunne
tupsunne
accusative
nom.
tupsunne
tupsunne
gen.
tupsunne
genitive
tupsunne
tupsujenne
partitive
tupsuanne
tupsujanne
inessive
tupsussanne
tupsuissanne
elative
tupsustanne
tupsuistanne
illative
tupsuunne
tupsuihinne
adessive
tupsullanne
tupsuillanne
ablative
tupsultanne
tupsuiltanne
allative
tupsullenne
tupsuillenne
essive
tupsunanne
tupsuinanne
translative
tupsuksenne
tupsuiksenne
abessive
tupsuttanne
tupsuittanne
instructive
comitative
—tupsuinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
tupsunsa
tupsunsa
accusative
nom.
tupsunsa
tupsunsa
gen.
tupsunsa
genitive
tupsunsa
tupsujensa
partitive
tupsuaan tupsuansa
tupsujaan tupsujansa
inessive
tupsussaan tupsussansa
tupsuissaan tupsuissansa
elative
tupsustaan tupsustansa
tupsuistaan tupsuistansa
illative
tupsuunsa
tupsuihinsa
adessive
tupsullaan tupsullansa
tupsuillaan tupsuillansa
ablative
tupsultaan tupsultansa
tupsuiltaan tupsuiltansa
allative
tupsulleen tupsullensa
tupsuilleen tupsuillensa
essive
tupsunaan tupsunansa
tupsuinaan tupsuinansa
translative
tupsukseen tupsuksensa
tupsuikseen tupsuiksensa
abessive
tupsuttaan tupsuttansa
tupsuittaan tupsuittansa
instructive
comitative
—tupsuineen tupsuinensa :

#### Synonyms

* (tuft): töyhtö

#### Derived terms

* tupsullinen
* tupsuttaa
* hehkutupsu
* hiustupsu
* hopeatupsusilkkiapina
* lankatupsu
* madagaskarintupsukas
* mustatupsuhyppymyyrä
* mustatupsumarmosetti
* mustatupsusilkkiapina
* silkkitupsu
* tupsuhäntäpiikkisika
* tupsukekomuurahainen
* tupsukorva
* tupsulakki
* tupsupiikikäs
* tupsupää
* tupsuviiriäinen
* valkotupsumarmosetti
* valkotupsupöllönen
* valkotupsusilkkiapina

### Further reading

* “tupsu”, 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 2023-07-03

### Anagrams

* pusut