Finnish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkesːu/, [ˈk̟e̞s̠ːu]
- Rhymes: -esːu
- Syllabification(key): kes‧su
- Hyphenation(key): kes‧su
Etymology 1
Unknown. Possibly related to dialectal kessu (“something of poor quality; wretch, poor thing”), which may itself be related to kesseli.
Noun
kessu
- Homemade/homegrown smoking tobacco (often of low quality) produced from Nicotiana rustica, a species of the tobacco plant.
- Synonyms: palturi, palturitupakka
- (colloquial) cigarette
- Synonyms: savuke, tupakka
Declension
| Inflection of kessu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
|
| nominative
|
kessu
|
kessut
|
| genitive
|
kessun
|
kessujen
|
| partitive
|
kessua
|
kessuja
|
| illative
|
kessuun
|
kessuihin
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
kessu
|
kessut
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
kessu
|
kessut
|
| gen.
|
kessun
|
| genitive
|
kessun
|
kessujen
|
| partitive
|
kessua
|
kessuja
|
| inessive
|
kessussa
|
kessuissa
|
| elative
|
kessusta
|
kessuista
|
| illative
|
kessuun
|
kessuihin
|
| adessive
|
kessulla
|
kessuilla
|
| ablative
|
kessulta
|
kessuilta
|
| allative
|
kessulle
|
kessuille
|
| essive
|
kessuna
|
kessuina
|
| translative
|
kessuksi
|
kessuiksi
|
| abessive
|
kessutta
|
kessuitta
|
| instructive
|
—
|
kessuin
|
| comitative
|
See the possessive forms below.
|
| first-person singular possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
kessuni
|
kessuni
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
kessuni
|
kessuni
|
| gen.
|
kessuni
|
| genitive
|
kessuni
|
kessujeni
|
| partitive
|
kessuani
|
kessujani
|
| inessive
|
kessussani
|
kessuissani
|
| elative
|
kessustani
|
kessuistani
|
| illative
|
kessuuni
|
kessuihini
|
| adessive
|
kessullani
|
kessuillani
|
| ablative
|
kessultani
|
kessuiltani
|
| allative
|
kessulleni
|
kessuilleni
|
| essive
|
kessunani
|
kessuinani
|
| translative
|
kessukseni
|
kessuikseni
|
| abessive
|
kessuttani
|
kessuittani
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
kessuineni
|
| second-person singular possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
kessusi
|
kessusi
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
kessusi
|
kessusi
|
| gen.
|
kessusi
|
| genitive
|
kessusi
|
kessujesi
|
| partitive
|
kessuasi
|
kessujasi
|
| inessive
|
kessussasi
|
kessuissasi
|
| elative
|
kessustasi
|
kessuistasi
|
| illative
|
kessuusi
|
kessuihisi
|
| adessive
|
kessullasi
|
kessuillasi
|
| ablative
|
kessultasi
|
kessuiltasi
|
| allative
|
kessullesi
|
kessuillesi
|
| essive
|
kessunasi
|
kessuinasi
|
| translative
|
kessuksesi
|
kessuiksesi
|
| abessive
|
kessuttasi
|
kessuittasi
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
kessuinesi
|
| first-person plural possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
kessumme
|
kessumme
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
kessumme
|
kessumme
|
| gen.
|
kessumme
|
| genitive
|
kessumme
|
kessujemme
|
| partitive
|
kessuamme
|
kessujamme
|
| inessive
|
kessussamme
|
kessuissamme
|
| elative
|
kessustamme
|
kessuistamme
|
| illative
|
kessuumme
|
kessuihimme
|
| adessive
|
kessullamme
|
kessuillamme
|
| ablative
|
kessultamme
|
kessuiltamme
|
| allative
|
kessullemme
|
kessuillemme
|
| essive
|
kessunamme
|
kessuinamme
|
| translative
|
kessuksemme
|
kessuiksemme
|
| abessive
|
kessuttamme
|
kessuittamme
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
kessuinemme
|
| second-person plural possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
kessunne
|
kessunne
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
kessunne
|
kessunne
|
| gen.
|
kessunne
|
| genitive
|
kessunne
|
kessujenne
|
| partitive
|
kessuanne
|
kessujanne
|
| inessive
|
kessussanne
|
kessuissanne
|
| elative
|
kessustanne
|
kessuistanne
|
| illative
|
kessuunne
|
kessuihinne
|
| adessive
|
kessullanne
|
kessuillanne
|
| ablative
|
kessultanne
|
kessuiltanne
|
| allative
|
kessullenne
|
kessuillenne
|
| essive
|
kessunanne
|
kessuinanne
|
| translative
|
kessuksenne
|
kessuiksenne
|
| abessive
|
kessuttanne
|
kessuittanne
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
kessuinenne
|
| third-person possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
kessunsa
|
kessunsa
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
kessunsa
|
kessunsa
|
| gen.
|
kessunsa
|
| genitive
|
kessunsa
|
kessujensa
|
| partitive
|
kessuaan
kessuansa
|
kessujaan
kessujansa
|
| inessive
|
kessussaan
kessussansa
|
kessuissaan
kessuissansa
|
| elative
|
kessustaan
kessustansa
|
kessuistaan
kessuistansa
|
| illative
|
kessuunsa
|
kessuihinsa
|
| adessive
|
kessullaan
kessullansa
|
kessuillaan
kessuillansa
|
| ablative
|
kessultaan
kessultansa
|
kessuiltaan
kessuiltansa
|
| allative
|
kessulleen
kessullensa
|
kessuilleen
kessuillensa
|
| essive
|
kessunaan
kessunansa
|
kessuinaan
kessuinansa
|
| translative
|
kessukseen
kessuksensa
|
kessuikseen
kessuiksensa
|
| abessive
|
kessuttaan
kessuttansa
|
kessuittaan
kessuittansa
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
kessuineen
kessuinensa
|
|
Derived terms
Further reading
Etymology 2
Clipping of kersantti + -u, also influenced by kessu (etymology 1).
Noun
kessu
- (military slang) sarge (sergeant)
- Synonym: kersantti
Declension
| Inflection of kessu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
|
| nominative
|
kessu
|
kessut
|
| genitive
|
kessun
|
kessujen
|
| partitive
|
kessua
|
kessuja
|
| illative
|
kessuun
|
kessuihin
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
kessu
|
kessut
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
kessu
|
kessut
|
| gen.
|
kessun
|
| genitive
|
kessun
|
kessujen
|
| partitive
|
kessua
|
kessuja
|
| inessive
|
kessussa
|
kessuissa
|
| elative
|
kessusta
|
kessuista
|
| illative
|
kessuun
|
kessuihin
|
| adessive
|
kessulla
|
kessuilla
|
| ablative
|
kessulta
|
kessuilta
|
| allative
|
kessulle
|
kessuille
|
| essive
|
kessuna
|
kessuina
|
| translative
|
kessuksi
|
kessuiksi
|
| abessive
|
kessutta
|
kessuitta
|
| instructive
|
—
|
kessuin
|
| comitative
|
See the possessive forms below.
|
| first-person singular possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
kessuni
|
kessuni
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
kessuni
|
kessuni
|
| gen.
|
kessuni
|
| genitive
|
kessuni
|
kessujeni
|
| partitive
|
kessuani
|
kessujani
|
| inessive
|
kessussani
|
kessuissani
|
| elative
|
kessustani
|
kessuistani
|
| illative
|
kessuuni
|
kessuihini
|
| adessive
|
kessullani
|
kessuillani
|
| ablative
|
kessultani
|
kessuiltani
|
| allative
|
kessulleni
|
kessuilleni
|
| essive
|
kessunani
|
kessuinani
|
| translative
|
kessukseni
|
kessuikseni
|
| abessive
|
kessuttani
|
kessuittani
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
kessuineni
|
| second-person singular possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
kessusi
|
kessusi
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
kessusi
|
kessusi
|
| gen.
|
kessusi
|
| genitive
|
kessusi
|
kessujesi
|
| partitive
|
kessuasi
|
kessujasi
|
| inessive
|
kessussasi
|
kessuissasi
|
| elative
|
kessustasi
|
kessuistasi
|
| illative
|
kessuusi
|
kessuihisi
|
| adessive
|
kessullasi
|
kessuillasi
|
| ablative
|
kessultasi
|
kessuiltasi
|
| allative
|
kessullesi
|
kessuillesi
|
| essive
|
kessunasi
|
kessuinasi
|
| translative
|
kessuksesi
|
kessuiksesi
|
| abessive
|
kessuttasi
|
kessuittasi
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
kessuinesi
|
| first-person plural possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
kessumme
|
kessumme
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
kessumme
|
kessumme
|
| gen.
|
kessumme
|
| genitive
|
kessumme
|
kessujemme
|
| partitive
|
kessuamme
|
kessujamme
|
| inessive
|
kessussamme
|
kessuissamme
|
| elative
|
kessustamme
|
kessuistamme
|
| illative
|
kessuumme
|
kessuihimme
|
| adessive
|
kessullamme
|
kessuillamme
|
| ablative
|
kessultamme
|
kessuiltamme
|
| allative
|
kessullemme
|
kessuillemme
|
| essive
|
kessunamme
|
kessuinamme
|
| translative
|
kessuksemme
|
kessuiksemme
|
| abessive
|
kessuttamme
|
kessuittamme
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
kessuinemme
|
| second-person plural possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
kessunne
|
kessunne
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
kessunne
|
kessunne
|
| gen.
|
kessunne
|
| genitive
|
kessunne
|
kessujenne
|
| partitive
|
kessuanne
|
kessujanne
|
| inessive
|
kessussanne
|
kessuissanne
|
| elative
|
kessustanne
|
kessuistanne
|
| illative
|
kessuunne
|
kessuihinne
|
| adessive
|
kessullanne
|
kessuillanne
|
| ablative
|
kessultanne
|
kessuiltanne
|
| allative
|
kessullenne
|
kessuillenne
|
| essive
|
kessunanne
|
kessuinanne
|
| translative
|
kessuksenne
|
kessuiksenne
|
| abessive
|
kessuttanne
|
kessuittanne
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
kessuinenne
|
| third-person possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
kessunsa
|
kessunsa
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
kessunsa
|
kessunsa
|
| gen.
|
kessunsa
|
| genitive
|
kessunsa
|
kessujensa
|
| partitive
|
kessuaan
kessuansa
|
kessujaan
kessujansa
|
| inessive
|
kessussaan
kessussansa
|
kessuissaan
kessuissansa
|
| elative
|
kessustaan
kessustansa
|
kessuistaan
kessuistansa
|
| illative
|
kessuunsa
|
kessuihinsa
|
| adessive
|
kessullaan
kessullansa
|
kessuillaan
kessuillansa
|
| ablative
|
kessultaan
kessultansa
|
kessuiltaan
kessuiltansa
|
| allative
|
kessulleen
kessullensa
|
kessuilleen
kessuillensa
|
| essive
|
kessunaan
kessunansa
|
kessuinaan
kessuinansa
|
| translative
|
kessukseen
kessuksensa
|
kessuikseen
kessuiksensa
|
| abessive
|
kessuttaan
kessuttansa
|
kessuittaan
kessuittansa
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
kessuineen
kessuinensa
|
|
Derived terms
Further reading
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