kusiainen

== Finnish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkusiɑi̯nen/, [ˈkus̠iˌɑ̝i̯ne̞n] Rhymes: -ɑinen Syllabification(key): ku‧si‧ai‧nen Hyphenation(key): ku‧si‧ai‧nen === Etymology 1 === Proto-Finnic *kuci- +‎ -iainen, from Proto-Uralic *kuńśe. Either from the same origin as kusi, or otherwise influenced by it. Related to Livvi kudžoi, Veps kužiaine, Komi-Permyak кодзувкот (kodźuvkot), Udmurt кузьыли (kuźyľi) and Hungarian hangya. ==== Noun ==== kusiainen (informal) common red ant (Myrmica rubra) (dialectal) ant ===== Declension ===== ===== Synonyms ===== (common red ant): siloviholainen (ant): muurahainen ===== Derived terms ===== ==== Further reading ==== “kusiainen”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 1 July 2023 === Etymology 2 === From kuusisataa (“six hundred”) > kuusisatanen > kusiainen via phonetic similarity (to kusiainen, etymology 1) and for pejorative effect. ==== Noun ==== kusiainen (informal) (nickname) Fiat 600, a small Italian car manufactured from 1955 to 1969 ===== Declension ===== ===== Synonyms ===== kuoppatutka pompannappi === Anagrams === niiauksen