ressu
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Pajatso
See also: Ressu
Finnish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Compare resu; seemingly originally used of furry animals, then expanded to a term of pity; in which case the word might have a sound-symbolic origin.
Noun
ressu
- wretch (unhappy, unfortunate, or miserable person)
Declension
| Inflection of ressu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ressu | ressut | |
| genitive | ressun | ressujen | |
| partitive | ressua | ressuja | |
| illative | ressuun | ressuihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | ressu | ressut | |
| accusative | nom. | ressu | ressut |
| gen. | ressun | ||
| genitive | ressun | ressujen | |
| partitive | ressua | ressuja | |
| inessive | ressussa | ressuissa | |
| elative | ressusta | ressuista | |
| illative | ressuun | ressuihin | |
| adessive | ressulla | ressuilla | |
| ablative | ressulta | ressuilta | |
| allative | ressulle | ressuille | |
| essive | ressuna | ressuina | |
| translative | ressuksi | ressuiksi | |
| abessive | ressutta | ressuitta | |
| instructive | — | ressuin | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
Synonyms
Derived terms
compounds
Further reading
- “ressu”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-01
Etymology 2
Clipping of reserviläinen (“reservist”), by association with ressu (etymology 1).
Noun
ressu
Declension
| Inflection of ressu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ressu | ressut | |
| genitive | ressun | ressujen | |
| partitive | ressua | ressuja | |
| illative | ressuun | ressuihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | ressu | ressut | |
| accusative | nom. | ressu | ressut |
| gen. | ressun | ||
| genitive | ressun | ressujen | |
| partitive | ressua | ressuja | |
| inessive | ressussa | ressuissa | |
| elative | ressusta | ressuista | |
| illative | ressuun | ressuihin | |
| adessive | ressulla | ressuilla | |
| ablative | ressulta | ressuilta | |
| allative | ressulle | ressuille | |
| essive | ressuna | ressuina | |
| translative | ressuksi | ressuiksi | |
| abessive | ressutta | ressuitta | |
| instructive | — | ressuin | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
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Etymology 3
Clipping of reservi (“reserve”), by association with ressu (etymology 1).
Noun
ressu
- In the arcade game pajatso, either of the slots in each end of the row of slots marked with R; unlike other slots which give a fixed number of coins in return of a hit, these slots only give a return when its respective "reserve" is full. The front (closer to the point where coins are fed in) and rear reserve slots are called eturessu and takaressu.
Declension
| Inflection of ressu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ressu | ressut | |
| genitive | ressun | ressujen | |
| partitive | ressua | ressuja | |
| illative | ressuun | ressuihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | ressu | ressut | |
| accusative | nom. | ressu | ressut |
| gen. | ressun | ||
| genitive | ressun | ressujen | |
| partitive | ressua | ressuja | |
| inessive | ressussa | ressuissa | |
| elative | ressusta | ressuista | |
| illative | ressuun | ressuihin | |
| adessive | ressulla | ressuilla | |
| ablative | ressulta | ressuilta | |
| allative | ressulle | ressuille | |
| essive | ressuna | ressuina | |
| translative | ressuksi | ressuiksi | |
| abessive | ressutta | ressuitta | |
| instructive | — | ressuin | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
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Derived terms
compounds