possu

Finnish

Etymology

Childish/hypocoristic variant of porsas.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈposːu/, [ˈpo̞s̠ːu]
• Rhymes: -osːu
• Syllabification^(key): pos‧su

Noun

possu

1. (hypocoristic, childish) piggy, pig, piglet
2. (hypocoristic, childish) a slovenly person
3. (colloquial) pork

Declension

Inflection of possu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		possu	possut
genitive		possun	possujen
partitive		possua	possuja
illative		possuun	possuihin
		singular	plural
nominative		possu	possut
accusative	nom.	possu	possut
	gen.	possun
genitive		possun	possujen
partitive		possua	possuja
inessive		possussa	possuissa
elative		possusta	possuista
illative		possuun	possuihin
adessive		possulla	possuilla
ablative		possulta	possuilta
allative		possulle	possuille
essive		possuna	possuina
translative		possuksi	possuiksi
abessive		possutta	possuitta
instructive		—	possuin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

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

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative possuni possuni accusative nom. possuni possuni gen. possuni genitive possuni possujeni partitive possuani possujani inessive possussani possuissani elative possustani possuistani illative possuuni possuihini adessive possullani possuillani ablative possultani possuiltani allative possulleni possuilleni essive possunani possuinani translative possukseni possuikseni abessive possuttani possuittani instructive — — comitative — possuineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative possusi possusi accusative nom. possusi possusi gen. possusi genitive possusi possujesi partitive possuasi possujasi inessive possussasi possuissasi elative possustasi possuistasi illative possuusi possuihisi adessive possullasi possuillasi ablative possultasi possuiltasi allative possullesi possuillesi essive possunasi possuinasi translative possuksesi possuiksesi abessive possuttasi possuittasi instructive — — comitative — possuinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative possumme possumme accusative nom. possumme possumme gen. possumme genitive possumme possujemme partitive possuamme possujamme inessive possussamme possuissamme elative possustamme possuistamme illative possuumme possuihimme adessive possullamme possuillamme ablative possultamme possuiltamme allative possullemme possuillemme essive possunamme possuinamme translative possuksemme possuiksemme abessive possuttamme possuittamme instructive — — comitative — possuinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative possunne possunne accusative nom. possunne possunne gen. possunne genitive possunne possujenne partitive possuanne possujanne inessive possussanne possuissanne elative possustanne possuistanne illative possuunne possuihinne adessive possullanne possuillanne ablative possultanne possuiltanne allative possullenne possuillenne essive possunanne possuinanne translative possuksenne possuiksenne abessive possuttanne possuittanne instructive — — comitative — possuinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative possunsa possunsa accusative nom. possunsa possunsa gen. possunsa genitive possunsa possujensa partitive possuaan possuansa possujaan possujansa inessive possussaan possussansa possuissaan possuissansa elative possustaan possustansa possuistaan possuistansa illative possuunsa possuihinsa adessive possullaan possullansa possuillaan possuillansa ablative possultaan possultansa possuiltaan possuiltansa allative possulleen possullensa possuilleen possuillensa essive possunaan possunansa possuinaan possuinansa translative possukseen possuksensa possuikseen possuiksensa abessive possuttaan possuttansa possuittaan possuittansa instructive — — comitative — possuineen possuinensa

Synonyms

• (piggy): porsas
• (pork): porsas

Derived terms

• posso

 

compounds

• kultapossukerho
• minipossu
• munkkipossu
• nyhtöpossu
• piparkakkupossu
• possumunkki
• possunkorva
• possunliha
• possunuha
• sikapossu
• säästöpossu

 

Further reading

• “possu”, 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