ratsu
Estonian edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Finnic *raccu.
Noun edit
ratsu (genitive ratsu, partitive ratsut)
Declension edit
Declension of ratsu (ÕS type 16/pere, no gradation) | |||
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singular | plural | ||
nominative | ratsu | ratsud | |
accusative | nom. | ||
gen. | ratsu | ||
genitive | ratsude | ||
partitive | ratsut | ratsusid | |
illative | ratsusse | ratsudesse | |
inessive | ratsus | ratsudes | |
elative | ratsust | ratsudest | |
allative | ratsule | ratsudele | |
adessive | ratsul | ratsudel | |
ablative | ratsult | ratsudelt | |
translative | ratsuks | ratsudeks | |
terminative | ratsuni | ratsudeni | |
essive | ratsuna | ratsudena | |
abessive | ratsuta | ratsudeta | |
comitative | ratsuga | ratsudega |
Synonyms edit
See also edit
Chess pieces in Estonian · malendid (see also: male) (layout · text) | |||||
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kuningas | lipp | vanker | oda | ratsu | ettur |
Finnish edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Finnic *raccu, from rats- + -u.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ratsu
- mount, steed; riding horse (horse or other animal used for riding)
- (humorous) anything else used for riding
- (chess) knight
Declension edit
Inflection of ratsu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) | ||||
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nominative | ratsu | ratsut | ||
genitive | ratsun | ratsujen | ||
partitive | ratsua | ratsuja | ||
illative | ratsuun | ratsuihin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | ratsu | ratsut | ||
accusative | nom. | ratsu | ratsut | |
gen. | ratsun | |||
genitive | ratsun | ratsujen | ||
partitive | ratsua | ratsuja | ||
inessive | ratsussa | ratsuissa | ||
elative | ratsusta | ratsuista | ||
illative | ratsuun | ratsuihin | ||
adessive | ratsulla | ratsuilla | ||
ablative | ratsulta | ratsuilta | ||
allative | ratsulle | ratsuille | ||
essive | ratsuna | ratsuina | ||
translative | ratsuksi | ratsuiksi | ||
abessive | ratsutta | ratsuitta | ||
instructive | — | ratsuin | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Synonyms edit
- (riding horse): ratsuhevonen
- (chess): hevonen
Derived terms edit
compounds
Related terms edit
See also edit
Chess pieces in Finnish · šakkinappula, shakkinappula (layout · text) | |||||
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kuningas | kuningatar | torni | lähetti | ratsu | sotilas |
Further reading edit
- “ratsu”, 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
Ingrian edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Finnic *raccu, equivalent to ratsas (“steed”) + -u. Cognates include Finnish ratsu and Estonian ratsu.
Pronunciation edit
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈrɑt͡su/, [ˈrɑt͡s̠ŭ̥]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈrɑt͡su/, [ˈrɑt͡su]
- Rhymes: -ɑt͡su
- Hyphenation: rat‧su
Noun edit
ratsu
- (folk poetic) Synonym of ratsas
- 1916, V. Alava, quoting Naastoi, Tarinaisista, “1966. Soikkola, Säätinä. VI1042”, in Väinö Salminen, V. Alava, editor, Suomen Kansan Vanhat Runot. Länsi-Inkerin runot[2], volume III2, Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seura, lines 67-68:
- »Mitä miun issoini otti?» // »Issoisi rahaisen ratsun.»
- »What did my father get?» // »Your father [got] an expensive steed.»
Declension edit
Declension of ratsu (type 4/koivu, no gradation) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | ratsu | ratsut |
genitive | ratsun | ratsuin, ratsuloin |
partitive | ratsua | ratsuja, ratsuloja |
illative | ratsuu | ratsui, ratsuloihe |
inessive | ratsuus | ratsuis, ratsulois |
elative | ratsust | ratsuist, ratsuloist |
allative | ratsulle | ratsuille, ratsuloille |
adessive | ratsuul | ratsuil, ratsuloil |
ablative | ratsult | ratsuilt, ratsuloilt |
translative | ratsuks | ratsuiks, ratsuloiks |
essive | ratsunna, ratsuun | ratsuinna, ratsuloinna, ratsuin, ratsuloin |
exessive1) | ratsunt | ratsuint, ratsuloint |
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive. |
Derived terms edit
- (diminutive) ratsuin