persu
Finnish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]persu (informal)
- (possibly humorous, possibly derogatory) Synonym of perussuomalainen (“member or supporter of the Finns Party”).
Usage notes
[edit]While the most common informal synonym for the party, the use of persu(t) is occasionally protested by the supporters of the party. This is in large due to its association with word like perse and persaus, which describe hindparts. Nevertheless, the term itself is not considered vulgar.
Declension
[edit]| Inflection of persu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | persu | persut | |
| genitive | persun | persujen | |
| partitive | persua | persuja | |
| illative | persuun | persuihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | persu | persut | |
| accusative | nom. | persu | persut |
| gen. | persun | ||
| genitive | persun | persujen | |
| partitive | persua | persuja | |
| inessive | persussa | persuissa | |
| elative | persusta | persuista | |
| illative | persuun | persuihin | |
| adessive | persulla | persuilla | |
| ablative | persulta | persuilta | |
| allative | persulle | persuille | |
| essive | persuna | persuina | |
| translative | persuksi | persuiksi | |
| abessive | persutta | persuitta | |
| instructive | — | persuin | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
Derived terms
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Further reading
[edit]- “persu”, 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