kessu

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Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Unknown. Possibly related to dialectal kessu (something of poor quality; wretch, poor thing), which may itself be related to kesseli.

Noun

kessu

  1. Homemade/homegrown smoking tobacco (often of low quality) produced from Nicotiana rustica, a species of the tobacco plant.
    Synonyms: palturi, palturitupakka
  2. (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.
Possessive forms of kessu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
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
Derived terms

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Etymology 2

Clipping of kersantti +‎ -u, also influenced by kessu (etymology 1).

Noun

kessu

  1. (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.
Possessive forms of kessu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
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
Derived terms
compounds

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