tirsat

Finnish

Etymology

From dialectal tirsa (“nose, face, mug, muzzle”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtirsɑt/, [ˈt̪irs̠ɑ̝t̪]
• Rhymes: -irsɑt
• Syllabification^(key): tir‧sat

Noun

tirsat pl (colloquial)

1. nap

Declension

Inflection of tirsat (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		—	tirsat
genitive		—	tirsojen
partitive		—	tirsoja
illative		—	tirsoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		—	tirsat
accusative	nom.	—	tirsat
	gen.	—
genitive		—	tirsojen tirsainrare
partitive		—	tirsoja
inessive		—	tirsoissa
elative		—	tirsoista
illative		—	tirsoihin
adessive		—	tirsoilla
ablative		—	tirsoilta
allative		—	tirsoille
essive		—	tirsoina
translative		—	tirsoiksi
abessive		—	tirsoitta
instructive		—	tirsoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of tirsat (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative — tirsani accusative nom. — tirsani gen. — genitive — tirsojeni tirsainirare partitive — tirsojani inessive — tirsoissani elative — tirsoistani illative — tirsoihini adessive — tirsoillani ablative — tirsoiltani allative — tirsoilleni essive — tirsoinani translative — tirsoikseni abessive — tirsoittani instructive — — comitative — tirsoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative — tirsasi accusative nom. — tirsasi gen. — genitive — tirsojesi tirsaisirare partitive — tirsojasi inessive — tirsoissasi elative — tirsoistasi illative — tirsoihisi adessive — tirsoillasi ablative — tirsoiltasi allative — tirsoillesi essive — tirsoinasi translative — tirsoiksesi abessive — tirsoittasi instructive — — comitative — tirsoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative — tirsamme accusative nom. — tirsamme gen. — genitive — tirsojemme tirsaimmerare partitive — tirsojamme inessive — tirsoissamme elative — tirsoistamme illative — tirsoihimme adessive — tirsoillamme ablative — tirsoiltamme allative — tirsoillemme essive — tirsoinamme translative — tirsoiksemme abessive — tirsoittamme instructive — — comitative — tirsoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative — tirsanne accusative nom. — tirsanne gen. — genitive — tirsojenne tirsainnerare partitive — tirsojanne inessive — tirsoissanne elative — tirsoistanne illative — tirsoihinne adessive — tirsoillanne ablative — tirsoiltanne allative — tirsoillenne essive — tirsoinanne translative — tirsoiksenne abessive — tirsoittanne instructive — — comitative — tirsoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative — tirsansa accusative nom. — tirsansa gen. — genitive — tirsojensa tirsainsarare partitive — tirsojaan tirsojansa inessive — tirsoissaan tirsoissansa elative — tirsoistaan tirsoistansa illative — tirsoihinsa adessive — tirsoillaan tirsoillansa ablative — tirsoiltaan tirsoiltansa allative — tirsoilleen tirsoillensa essive — tirsoinaan tirsoinansa translative — tirsoikseen tirsoiksensa abessive — tirsoittaan tirsoittansa instructive — — comitative — tirsoineen tirsoinensa

Synonyms

• nokkaunet
• nokoset (colloquial)
• päiväunet
• päiväkännit (colloquial)
• päikkärit (colloquial)
• torkut (colloquial)

Further reading

• “tirsat”, 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

• rastit, ritsat, sitrat