# kulissi
## Finnish
### Etymology

From French coulisse through Swedish kuliss.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkulisːi/, [ˈkulis̠ːi]
* Rhymes: -ulisːi
* Hyphenation: ku‧lis‧si

### Noun

kulissi
* (theater, often in the plural) scene, stage, act
    kulissien takanabehind the scenes
* (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

Possessive forms of kulissi (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kulissini
kulissini
accusative
nom.
kulissini
kulissini
gen.
kulissini
genitive
kulissini
kulissieni
partitive
kulissiani
kulissejani
inessive
kulississani
kulisseissani
elative
kulissistani
kulisseistani
illative
kulissiini
kulisseihini
adessive
kulissillani
kulisseillani
ablative
kulissiltani
kulisseiltani
allative
kulissilleni
kulisseilleni
essive
kulissinani
kulisseinani
translative
kulissikseni
kulisseikseni
abessive
kulissittani
kulisseittani
instructive
comitative
—kulisseineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kulissisi
kulissisi
accusative
nom.
kulissisi
kulissisi
gen.
kulissisi
genitive
kulissisi
kulissiesi
partitive
kulissiasi
kulissejasi
inessive
kulississasi
kulisseissasi
elative
kulissistasi
kulisseistasi
illative
kulissiisi
kulisseihisi
adessive
kulissillasi
kulisseillasi
ablative
kulissiltasi
kulisseiltasi
allative
kulissillesi
kulisseillesi
essive
kulissinasi
kulisseinasi
translative
kulissiksesi
kulisseiksesi
abessive
kulissittasi
kulisseittasi
instructive
comitative
—kulisseinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kulissimme
kulissimme
accusative
nom.
kulissimme
kulissimme
gen.
kulissimme
genitive
kulissimme
kulissiemme
partitive
kulissiamme
kulissejamme
inessive
kulississamme
kulisseissamme
elative
kulissistamme
kulisseistamme
illative
kulissiimme
kulisseihimme
adessive
kulissillamme
kulisseillamme
ablative
kulissiltamme
kulisseiltamme
allative
kulissillemme
kulisseillemme
essive
kulissinamme
kulisseinamme
translative
kulissiksemme
kulisseiksemme
abessive
kulissittamme
kulisseittamme
instructive
comitative
—kulisseinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kulissinne
kulissinne
accusative
nom.
kulissinne
kulissinne
gen.
kulissinne
genitive
kulissinne
kulissienne
partitive
kulissianne
kulissejanne
inessive
kulississanne
kulisseissanne
elative
kulissistanne
kulisseistanne
illative
kulissiinne
kulisseihinne
adessive
kulissillanne
kulisseillanne
ablative
kulissiltanne
kulisseiltanne
allative
kulissillenne
kulisseillenne
essive
kulissinanne
kulisseinanne
translative
kulissiksenne
kulisseiksenne
abessive
kulissittanne
kulisseittanne
instructive
comitative
—kulisseinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kulissinsa
kulissinsa
accusative
nom.
kulissinsa
kulissinsa
gen.
kulissinsa
genitive
kulissinsa
kulissiensa
partitive
kulissiaan kulissiansa
kulissejaan kulissejansa
inessive
kulississaan kulississansa
kulisseissaan kulisseissansa
elative
kulissistaan kulissistansa
kulisseistaan kulisseistansa
illative
kulissiinsa
kulisseihinsa
adessive
kulissillaan kulissillansa
kulisseillaan kulisseillansa
ablative
kulissiltaan kulissiltansa
kulisseiltaan kulisseiltansa
allative
kulissilleen kulissillensa
kulisseilleen kulisseillensa
essive
kulissinaan kulissinansa
kulisseinaan kulisseinansa
translative
kulissikseen kulissiksensa
kulisseikseen kulisseiksensa
abessive
kulissittaan kulissittansa
kulisseittaan kulisseittansa
instructive
comitative
—kulisseineen kulisseinensa :

#### Derived terms

* kulissiavioliitto
* kulissientakainen
* taustakulissi
* äänikulissi

### References

* Häkkinen, Kaisa (2004) Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja [Modern Finnish Etymological Dictionary] (in Finnish), Juva: WSOY, →ISBN

### Further reading

* “kulissi”, 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