lepsu

Finnish

Etymology

From lep- +‎ -su. From the same root as leppeä.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlepsu/, [ˈle̞ps̠u]
• Rhymes: -epsu
• Syllabification^(key): lep‧su

Adjective

lepsu (comparative lepsumpi, superlative lepsuin)

1. feeble, limp, negligent, lenient
2. (informal) soft, lax, relaxed, flabby (of a person)

Declension

Inflection of lepsu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		lepsu	lepsut
genitive		lepsun	lepsujen
partitive		lepsua	lepsuja
illative		lepsuun	lepsuihin
		singular	plural
nominative		lepsu	lepsut
accusative	nom.	lepsu	lepsut
	gen.	lepsun
genitive		lepsun	lepsujen
partitive		lepsua	lepsuja
inessive		lepsussa	lepsuissa
elative		lepsusta	lepsuista
illative		lepsuun	lepsuihin
adessive		lepsulla	lepsuilla
ablative		lepsulta	lepsuilta
allative		lepsulle	lepsuille
essive		lepsuna	lepsuina
translative		lepsuksi	lepsuiksi
abessive		lepsutta	lepsuitta
instructive		—	lepsuin
comitative		—	lepsuine

Possessive forms of lepsu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.
first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative lepsuni lepsuni accusative nom. lepsuni lepsuni gen. lepsuni genitive lepsuni lepsujeni partitive lepsuani lepsujani inessive lepsussani lepsuissani elative lepsustani lepsuistani illative lepsuuni lepsuihini adessive lepsullani lepsuillani ablative lepsultani lepsuiltani allative lepsulleni lepsuilleni essive lepsunani lepsuinani translative lepsukseni lepsuikseni abessive lepsuttani lepsuittani instructive — — comitative — lepsuineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative lepsusi lepsusi accusative nom. lepsusi lepsusi gen. lepsusi genitive lepsusi lepsujesi partitive lepsuasi lepsujasi inessive lepsussasi lepsuissasi elative lepsustasi lepsuistasi illative lepsuusi lepsuihisi adessive lepsullasi lepsuillasi ablative lepsultasi lepsuiltasi allative lepsullesi lepsuillesi essive lepsunasi lepsuinasi translative lepsuksesi lepsuiksesi abessive lepsuttasi lepsuittasi instructive — — comitative — lepsuinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative lepsumme lepsumme accusative nom. lepsumme lepsumme gen. lepsumme genitive lepsumme lepsujemme partitive lepsuamme lepsujamme inessive lepsussamme lepsuissamme elative lepsustamme lepsuistamme illative lepsuumme lepsuihimme adessive lepsullamme lepsuillamme ablative lepsultamme lepsuiltamme allative lepsullemme lepsuillemme essive lepsunamme lepsuinamme translative lepsuksemme lepsuiksemme abessive lepsuttamme lepsuittamme instructive — — comitative — lepsuinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative lepsunne lepsunne accusative nom. lepsunne lepsunne gen. lepsunne genitive lepsunne lepsujenne partitive lepsuanne lepsujanne inessive lepsussanne lepsuissanne elative lepsustanne lepsuistanne illative lepsuunne lepsuihinne adessive lepsullanne lepsuillanne ablative lepsultanne lepsuiltanne allative lepsullenne lepsuillenne essive lepsunanne lepsuinanne translative lepsuksenne lepsuiksenne abessive lepsuttanne lepsuittanne instructive — — comitative — lepsuinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative lepsunsa lepsunsa accusative nom. lepsunsa lepsunsa gen. lepsunsa genitive lepsunsa lepsujensa partitive lepsuaan lepsuansa lepsujaan lepsujansa inessive lepsussaan lepsussansa lepsuissaan lepsuissansa elative lepsustaan lepsustansa lepsuistaan lepsuistansa illative lepsuunsa lepsuihinsa adessive lepsullaan lepsullansa lepsuillaan lepsuillansa ablative lepsultaan lepsultansa lepsuiltaan lepsuiltansa allative lepsulleen lepsullensa lepsuilleen lepsuillensa essive lepsunaan lepsunansa lepsuinaan lepsuinansa translative lepsukseen lepsuksensa lepsuikseen lepsuiksensa abessive lepsuttaan lepsuttansa lepsuittaan lepsuittansa instructive — — comitative — lepsuineen lepsuinensa

Derived terms

• lepsuilla
• lepsusti
• lepsuus

 

Further reading

• “lepsu”, 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