marsu

See also: Marsu and marŝu

Finnish

Etymology

From Swedish marsvin (“guinea pig”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɑrsu/, [ˈmɑ̝rs̠u]
• Rhymes: -ɑrsu
• Syllabification^(key): mar‧su

Noun

marsu

1. guinea pig, cavy (rodent)

Declension

Inflection of marsu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		marsu	marsut
genitive		marsun	marsujen
partitive		marsua	marsuja
illative		marsuun	marsuihin
		singular	plural
nominative		marsu	marsut
accusative	nom.	marsu	marsut
	gen.	marsun
genitive		marsun	marsujen
partitive		marsua	marsuja
inessive		marsussa	marsuissa
elative		marsusta	marsuista
illative		marsuun	marsuihin
adessive		marsulla	marsuilla
ablative		marsulta	marsuilta
allative		marsulle	marsuille
essive		marsuna	marsuina
translative		marsuksi	marsuiksi
abessive		marsutta	marsuitta
instructive		—	marsuin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of marsu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative marsuni marsuni accusative nom. marsuni marsuni gen. marsuni genitive marsuni marsujeni partitive marsuani marsujani inessive marsussani marsuissani elative marsustani marsuistani illative marsuuni marsuihini adessive marsullani marsuillani ablative marsultani marsuiltani allative marsulleni marsuilleni essive marsunani marsuinani translative marsukseni marsuikseni abessive marsuttani marsuittani instructive — — comitative — marsuineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative marsusi marsusi accusative nom. marsusi marsusi gen. marsusi genitive marsusi marsujesi partitive marsuasi marsujasi inessive marsussasi marsuissasi elative marsustasi marsuistasi illative marsuusi marsuihisi adessive marsullasi marsuillasi ablative marsultasi marsuiltasi allative marsullesi marsuillesi essive marsunasi marsuinasi translative marsuksesi marsuiksesi abessive marsuttasi marsuittasi instructive — — comitative — marsuinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative marsumme marsumme accusative nom. marsumme marsumme gen. marsumme genitive marsumme marsujemme partitive marsuamme marsujamme inessive marsussamme marsuissamme elative marsustamme marsuistamme illative marsuumme marsuihimme adessive marsullamme marsuillamme ablative marsultamme marsuiltamme allative marsullemme marsuillemme essive marsunamme marsuinamme translative marsuksemme marsuiksemme abessive marsuttamme marsuittamme instructive — — comitative — marsuinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative marsunne marsunne accusative nom. marsunne marsunne gen. marsunne genitive marsunne marsujenne partitive marsuanne marsujanne inessive marsussanne marsuissanne elative marsustanne marsuistanne illative marsuunne marsuihinne adessive marsullanne marsuillanne ablative marsultanne marsuiltanne allative marsullenne marsuillenne essive marsunanne marsuinanne translative marsuksenne marsuiksenne abessive marsuttanne marsuittanne instructive — — comitative — marsuinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative marsunsa marsunsa accusative nom. marsunsa marsunsa gen. marsunsa genitive marsunsa marsujensa partitive marsuaan marsuansa marsujaan marsujansa inessive marsussaan marsussansa marsuissaan marsuissansa elative marsustaan marsustansa marsuistaan marsuistansa illative marsuunsa marsuihinsa adessive marsullaan marsullansa marsuillaan marsuillansa ablative marsultaan marsultansa marsuiltaan marsuiltansa allative marsulleen marsullensa marsuilleen marsuillensa essive marsunaan marsunansa marsuinaan marsuinansa translative marsukseen marsuksensa marsuikseen marsuiksensa abessive marsuttaan marsuttansa marsuittaan marsuittansa instructive — — comitative — marsuineen marsuinensa

Derived terms

compounds

• kalliomarsu

 

Further reading

• “marsu”, 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 2023-07-03

Anagrams

• Urmas, surma

Guinea-Bissau Creole

Etymology

From Portuguese março. Cognates with Kabuverdianu marsu.

Noun

marsu

1. March (month)

See also

• (Gregorian calendar months) janeru, fevereru, marsu, abril, maiu, junhu, juliu, agostu, setembru, otubru, novembru, dizembru ^{(Category: pov:Months)}

Kabuverdianu

Etymology

From Portuguese março.

Noun

marsu

1. March (month)

See also

• (Gregorian calendar months) janeru, febreru, marsu, abril, maiu, junhu, julhu, agostu, setenbru, otubru, novenbru, dizembru ^{(Category: kea:Months)}

Tetum

Etymology

From Portuguese março, from Old Galician-Portuguese março, from Latin mārtius.

Noun

marsu

1. March

See also

• (Gregorian calendar months) janeiru, fevereiru, marsu, abríl, maiu, juñu, jullu, agostu, setembru, outubru, novembru, dezembru ^{(Category: tet:Months)}