# torstai
## Finnish
### Etymology

Borrowed from Old Swedish þōrsdagher, from Proto-West Germanic *Þunras dag (“day of the thunder god”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈtorstɑi̯/, [ˈt̪o̞rs̠tɑ̝i̯]
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -orstɑi
* Hyphenation: tors‧tai

### Noun

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torstai
* Thursday (day of the week; the fourth day of the week in Finland and in the ISO 8601 standard)

#### Usage notes

As with all days of the week in Finnish, the essive case (torstaina) is usually used when talking about what will happen or happened on a Thursday.

#### Declension

Possessive forms of torstai (Kotus type 18/maa, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
torstaini
torstaini
accusative
nom.
torstaini
torstaini
gen.
torstaini
genitive
torstaini
torstaideni torstaitteni
partitive
torstaitani
torstaitani
inessive
torstaissani
torstaissani
elative
torstaistani
torstaistani
illative
torstaihini
torstaihini
adessive
torstaillani
torstaillani
ablative
torstailtani
torstailtani
allative
torstailleni
torstailleni
essive
torstainani
torstainani
translative
torstaikseni
torstaikseni
abessive
torstaittani
torstaittani
instructive
comitative
—torstaineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
torstaisi
torstaisi
accusative
nom.
torstaisi
torstaisi
gen.
torstaisi
genitive
torstaisi
torstaidesi torstaittesi
partitive
torstaitasi
torstaitasi
inessive
torstaissasi
torstaissasi
elative
torstaistasi
torstaistasi
illative
torstaihisi
torstaihisi
adessive
torstaillasi
torstaillasi
ablative
torstailtasi
torstailtasi
allative
torstaillesi
torstaillesi
essive
torstainasi
torstainasi
translative
torstaiksesi
torstaiksesi
abessive
torstaittasi
torstaittasi
instructive
comitative
—torstainesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
torstaimme
torstaimme
accusative
nom.
torstaimme
torstaimme
gen.
torstaimme
genitive
torstaimme
torstaidemme torstaittemme
partitive
torstaitamme
torstaitamme
inessive
torstaissamme
torstaissamme
elative
torstaistamme
torstaistamme
illative
torstaihimme
torstaihimme
adessive
torstaillamme
torstaillamme
ablative
torstailtamme
torstailtamme
allative
torstaillemme
torstaillemme
essive
torstainamme
torstainamme
translative
torstaiksemme
torstaiksemme
abessive
torstaittamme
torstaittamme
instructive
comitative
—torstainemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
torstainne
torstainne
accusative
nom.
torstainne
torstainne
gen.
torstainne
genitive
torstainne
torstaidenne torstaittenne
partitive
torstaitanne
torstaitanne
inessive
torstaissanne
torstaissanne
elative
torstaistanne
torstaistanne
illative
torstaihinne
torstaihinne
adessive
torstaillanne
torstaillanne
ablative
torstailtanne
torstailtanne
allative
torstaillenne
torstaillenne
essive
torstainanne
torstainanne
translative
torstaiksenne
torstaiksenne
abessive
torstaittanne
torstaittanne
instructive
comitative
—torstainenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
torstainsa
torstainsa
accusative
nom.
torstainsa
torstainsa
gen.
torstainsa
genitive
torstainsa
torstaidensa torstaittensa
partitive
torstaitaan torstaitansa
torstaitaan torstaitansa
inessive
torstaissaan torstaissansa
torstaissaan torstaissansa
elative
torstaistaan torstaistansa
torstaistaan torstaistansa
illative
torstaihinsa
torstaihinsa
adessive
torstaillaan torstaillansa
torstaillaan torstaillansa
ablative
torstailtaan torstailtansa
torstailtaan torstailtansa
allative
torstailleen torstaillensa
torstailleen torstaillensa
essive
torstainaan torstainansa
torstainaan torstainansa
translative
torstaikseen torstaiksensa
torstaikseen torstaiksensa
abessive
torstaittaan torstaittansa
torstaittaan torstaittansa
instructive
comitative
—torstaineen torstainensa :

#### Derived terms

* torstainen
* torstaisin
* kiirastorstai
* torstaiaamu
* torstaiaamupäivä
* torstai-ilta
* torstai-iltapäivä
* torstaipäivä
* viimetorstailaisuus

#### Descendants

* Kven: tuorestai

#### See also

* (abbreviation) to
* days of the week: viikonpäivä (appendix): maanantai · tiistai · keskiviikko · torstai · perjantai · lauantai · sunnuntai

### Further reading

* “torstai”, 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

* orsitta