kortsu

Finnish

Etymology

Clipping of kortonki +‎ -su

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkortsu/, [ˈko̞rts̠u]
• Rhymes: -ortsu
• Syllabification^(key): kort‧su

Noun

kortsu (colloquial)

1. condom

Declension

Inflection of kortsu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		kortsu	kortsut
genitive		kortsun	kortsujen
partitive		kortsua	kortsuja
illative		kortsuun	kortsuihin
		singular	plural
nominative		kortsu	kortsut
accusative	nom.	kortsu	kortsut
	gen.	kortsun
genitive		kortsun	kortsujen
partitive		kortsua	kortsuja
inessive		kortsussa	kortsuissa
elative		kortsusta	kortsuista
illative		kortsuun	kortsuihin
adessive		kortsulla	kortsuilla
ablative		kortsulta	kortsuilta
allative		kortsulle	kortsuille
essive		kortsuna	kortsuina
translative		kortsuksi	kortsuiksi
abessive		kortsutta	kortsuitta
instructive		—	kortsuin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

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

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kortsuni kortsuni accusative nom. kortsuni kortsuni gen. kortsuni genitive kortsuni kortsujeni partitive kortsuani kortsujani inessive kortsussani kortsuissani elative kortsustani kortsuistani illative kortsuuni kortsuihini adessive kortsullani kortsuillani ablative kortsultani kortsuiltani allative kortsulleni kortsuilleni essive kortsunani kortsuinani translative kortsukseni kortsuikseni abessive kortsuttani kortsuittani instructive — — comitative — kortsuineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kortsusi kortsusi accusative nom. kortsusi kortsusi gen. kortsusi genitive kortsusi kortsujesi partitive kortsuasi kortsujasi inessive kortsussasi kortsuissasi elative kortsustasi kortsuistasi illative kortsuusi kortsuihisi adessive kortsullasi kortsuillasi ablative kortsultasi kortsuiltasi allative kortsullesi kortsuillesi essive kortsunasi kortsuinasi translative kortsuksesi kortsuiksesi abessive kortsuttasi kortsuittasi instructive — — comitative — kortsuinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kortsumme kortsumme accusative nom. kortsumme kortsumme gen. kortsumme genitive kortsumme kortsujemme partitive kortsuamme kortsujamme inessive kortsussamme kortsuissamme elative kortsustamme kortsuistamme illative kortsuumme kortsuihimme adessive kortsullamme kortsuillamme ablative kortsultamme kortsuiltamme allative kortsullemme kortsuillemme essive kortsunamme kortsuinamme translative kortsuksemme kortsuiksemme abessive kortsuttamme kortsuittamme instructive — — comitative — kortsuinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kortsunne kortsunne accusative nom. kortsunne kortsunne gen. kortsunne genitive kortsunne kortsujenne partitive kortsuanne kortsujanne inessive kortsussanne kortsuissanne elative kortsustanne kortsuistanne illative kortsuunne kortsuihinne adessive kortsullanne kortsuillanne ablative kortsultanne kortsuiltanne allative kortsullenne kortsuillenne essive kortsunanne kortsuinanne translative kortsuksenne kortsuiksenne abessive kortsuttanne kortsuittanne instructive — — comitative — kortsuinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative kortsunsa kortsunsa accusative nom. kortsunsa kortsunsa gen. kortsunsa genitive kortsunsa kortsujensa partitive kortsuaan kortsuansa kortsujaan kortsujansa inessive kortsussaan kortsussansa kortsuissaan kortsuissansa elative kortsustaan kortsustansa kortsuistaan kortsuistansa illative kortsuunsa kortsuihinsa adessive kortsullaan kortsullansa kortsuillaan kortsuillansa ablative kortsultaan kortsultansa kortsuiltaan kortsuiltansa allative kortsulleen kortsullensa kortsuilleen kortsuillensa essive kortsunaan kortsunansa kortsuinaan kortsuinansa translative kortsukseen kortsuksensa kortsuikseen kortsuiksensa abessive kortsuttaan kortsuttansa kortsuittaan kortsuittansa instructive — — comitative — kortsuineen kortsuinensa

Synonyms

• kondomi
• skordari, spärdäri, kortonki (colloquial)

Derived terms

compounds

• kortsupaketti

 

Further reading

• “kortsu”, 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 2023-07-02

Anagrams

• korsut, ruskot