# tusina
## Finnish
### Etymology

From Swedish dussin (“dozen”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈtusinɑ/, [ˈt̪us̠inɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -usinɑ
* Hyphenation: tu‧si‧na

### Noun

tusina
* dozen (twelve pieces)
    Saisinko tusinan munia?Can I have a dozen eggs, please?
* (in compounds, derogatory) used to suggest something or someone is without distinction or merit; average, mediocre, a dime a dozen, unremarkable
    tusinataide ― shoddy, unremarkable art

#### Declension

Possessive forms of tusina (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
tusinani
tusinani
accusative
nom.
tusinani
tusinani
gen.
tusinani
genitive
tusinani
tusinoideni tusinoitteni tusinaini $^{rare}$
partitive
tusinaani
tusinoitani
inessive
tusinassani
tusinoissani
elative
tusinastani
tusinoistani
illative
tusinaani
tusinoihini
adessive
tusinallani
tusinoillani
ablative
tusinaltani
tusinoiltani
allative
tusinalleni
tusinoilleni
essive
tusinanani
tusinoinani
translative
tusinakseni
tusinoikseni
abessive
tusinattani
tusinoittani
instructive
comitative
—tusinoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
tusinasi
tusinasi
accusative
nom.
tusinasi
tusinasi
gen.
tusinasi
genitive
tusinasi
tusinoidesi tusinoittesi tusinaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
tusinaasi
tusinoitasi
inessive
tusinassasi
tusinoissasi
elative
tusinastasi
tusinoistasi
illative
tusinaasi
tusinoihisi
adessive
tusinallasi
tusinoillasi
ablative
tusinaltasi
tusinoiltasi
allative
tusinallesi
tusinoillesi
essive
tusinanasi
tusinoinasi
translative
tusinaksesi
tusinoiksesi
abessive
tusinattasi
tusinoittasi
instructive
comitative
—tusinoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
tusinamme
tusinamme
accusative
nom.
tusinamme
tusinamme
gen.
tusinamme
genitive
tusinamme
tusinoidemme tusinoittemme tusinaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
tusinaamme
tusinoitamme
inessive
tusinassamme
tusinoissamme
elative
tusinastamme
tusinoistamme
illative
tusinaamme
tusinoihimme
adessive
tusinallamme
tusinoillamme
ablative
tusinaltamme
tusinoiltamme
allative
tusinallemme
tusinoillemme
essive
tusinanamme
tusinoinamme
translative
tusinaksemme
tusinoiksemme
abessive
tusinattamme
tusinoittamme
instructive
comitative
—tusinoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
tusinanne
tusinanne
accusative
nom.
tusinanne
tusinanne
gen.
tusinanne
genitive
tusinanne
tusinoidenne tusinoittenne tusinainne $^{rare}$
partitive
tusinaanne
tusinoitanne
inessive
tusinassanne
tusinoissanne
elative
tusinastanne
tusinoistanne
illative
tusinaanne
tusinoihinne
adessive
tusinallanne
tusinoillanne
ablative
tusinaltanne
tusinoiltanne
allative
tusinallenne
tusinoillenne
essive
tusinananne
tusinoinanne
translative
tusinaksenne
tusinoiksenne
abessive
tusinattanne
tusinoittanne
instructive
comitative
—tusinoinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
tusinansa
tusinansa
accusative
nom.
tusinansa
tusinansa
gen.
tusinansa
genitive
tusinansa
tusinoidensa tusinoittensa tusinainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
tusinaansa
tusinoitaan tusinoitansa
inessive
tusinassaan tusinassansa
tusinoissaan tusinoissansa
elative
tusinastaan tusinastansa
tusinoistaan tusinoistansa
illative
tusinaansa
tusinoihinsa
adessive
tusinallaan tusinallansa
tusinoillaan tusinoillansa
ablative
tusinaltaan tusinaltansa
tusinoiltaan tusinoiltansa
allative
tusinalleen tusinallensa
tusinoilleen tusinoillensa
essive
tusinanaan tusinanansa
tusinoinaan tusinoinansa
translative
tusinakseen tusinaksensa
tusinoikseen tusinoiksensa
abessive
tusinattaan tusinattansa
tusinoittaan tusinoittansa
instructive
comitative
—tusinoineen tusinoinensa :

#### Derived terms

* tusinoittain
* piruntusina
* tusinakirjailija
* tusinataiteilija
* tusinatavara
* tusinatuote
* tusinatyö

### Further reading

* “tusina”, 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

* astuin, sutina, tinaus, uistan, unista