tosi

== Finnish == === Etymology === From Proto-Finnic *toci (compare Estonian tõsi), from Proto-Uralic *čoďe (compare Eastern Khanty [script needed] (čăjǝ), Northern Mansi [script needed] (sōĺ)). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtosi/, [ˈt̪o̞s̠i] Rhymes: -osi Syllabification(key): to‧si Hyphenation(key): to‧si === Adjective === tosi (comparative todempi, superlative tosin) true (in compounds) real, serious, real-life tositarina ― real-life story ==== Usage notes ==== (true): When used predicatively, the adjective is always either in the partitive singular, or somewhat less commonly in the nominative singular: (real, serious): Used as an attribute or as a modifier in a compound term. ryhtyä tositoimiin ― to take serious action tosiasia ― fact The comparative form is uncommon and the superlative form is rare. Outside of more formal and technical language (e.g. in logic), in everyday speech, all other forms than the nominative and partitive singular are uncommon, outside of their use as adverbs: näyttää toteen (“to prove”) olla totta (“to be true”) ottaa todesta (“to take seriously; to take for granted”) todella (“really, very”) toden teolla (“really”) toden totta (“indeed, sure enough”) toden tullen (“if push comes to shove, if things really get tough”) tosiaan (“indeed, really”) tosin (“granted, although, (given that) it is true that”) Hän on tosin viisaampi. ― True, s/he is wiser. tosissaan (“serious(ly)”) ==== Declension ==== See the usage notes. ==== Antonyms ==== (antonym(s) of “true”): epätosi === Adverb === tosi really, very tosi iso ― really big ==== Synonyms ==== erittäin, todella === Noun === tosi (usually indeclinable, see usage notes) truth, reality, real thing ==== Usage notes ==== If not the subject of the clause, this word is seldom inflected. ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “tosi”, 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 3 July 2023 === Anagrams === Isto, isot, osti, soit, soti == Ingrian == === Etymology === From Proto-Finnic *toci. Cognates include Finnish tosi and Estonian tõsi. === Pronunciation === (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈtosi/, [ˈto̞s̠iˑ] (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈtosi/, [ˈto̞ʒ̥iˑ] Rhymes: -osi Hyphenation: to‧si === Noun === tosi truth === Adjective === tosi (comparative toemp) true ==== Declension ==== === References === Ruben E. Nirvi (1971), Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 593 == Italian == === Verb === tosi inflection of tosare: second-person singular present indicative first/second/third-person singular present subjunctive third-person singular imperative === Anagrams === Isto, isto-, osti, sito, sito- == Karelian == === Etymology === From Proto-Finnic *toci. Cognates include Finnish tosi and Veps tozi. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtosʲi/ Hyphenation: to‧si === Noun === tosi (genitive toven, partitive totta) (North Karelian) truth === Adjective === tosi (genitive toven, partitive totta, comparative tovempi, superlative tovin) (North Karelian) true, real ==== Declension ==== === Adverb === tosi (North Karelian) truly, really === References === P. Zaykov; L. Rugoyeva (1999), Карельско-Русский словарь (Северно-Карельские диалекты) [Karelian-Russian dictionary (North Karelian dialects)], Petrozavodsk, →ISBN, page 187