ernu

Finnish

Etymology

Blend of erilainen (“distinct”) +‎ nuori (“young person”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈernu/, [ˈe̞rnu]
• Rhymes: -ernu
• Hyphenation^(key): er‧nu

Noun

ernu (youth slang, dated)

1. a young nonconformist, misfit or standout

   Antonym: massateini

   • 2013, J. K. Johansson, Laura Palokaski 1‎^[3], →ISBN:

     Miia ajatteli Lauraa, joka oli keskittynyt pianonsoittoon koko lapsuutensa. Ilmeisesti aika tavis, mutta aavistuksen ernu intensiivisen harrastuksensa takia.

     Miia thought of Laura, who had focused on playing the piano her entire childhood. Apparently kind of a normie, but a little bit of a standout because of her intensive hobby.

   • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:ernu.
2. (in particular) (fandom slang) a young weeaboo

   Hypernym: japanofiili (“Japanophile”)

Declension

Inflection of ernu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		ernu	ernut
genitive		ernun	ernujen
partitive		ernua	ernuja
illative		ernuun	ernuihin
		singular	plural
nominative		ernu	ernut
accusative	nom.	ernu	ernut
	gen.	ernun
genitive		ernun	ernujen
partitive		ernua	ernuja
inessive		ernussa	ernuissa
elative		ernusta	ernuista
illative		ernuun	ernuihin
adessive		ernulla	ernuilla
ablative		ernulta	ernuilta
allative		ernulle	ernuille
essive		ernuna	ernuina
translative		ernuksi	ernuiksi
abessive		ernutta	ernuitta
instructive		—	ernuin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

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

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative ernuni ernuni accusative nom. ernuni ernuni gen. ernuni genitive ernuni ernujeni partitive ernuani ernujani inessive ernussani ernuissani elative ernustani ernuistani illative ernuuni ernuihini adessive ernullani ernuillani ablative ernultani ernuiltani allative ernulleni ernuilleni essive ernunani ernuinani translative ernukseni ernuikseni abessive ernuttani ernuittani instructive — — comitative — ernuineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative ernusi ernusi accusative nom. ernusi ernusi gen. ernusi genitive ernusi ernujesi partitive ernuasi ernujasi inessive ernussasi ernuissasi elative ernustasi ernuistasi illative ernuusi ernuihisi adessive ernullasi ernuillasi ablative ernultasi ernuiltasi allative ernullesi ernuillesi essive ernunasi ernuinasi translative ernuksesi ernuiksesi abessive ernuttasi ernuittasi instructive — — comitative — ernuinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative ernumme ernumme accusative nom. ernumme ernumme gen. ernumme genitive ernumme ernujemme partitive ernuamme ernujamme inessive ernussamme ernuissamme elative ernustamme ernuistamme illative ernuumme ernuihimme adessive ernullamme ernuillamme ablative ernultamme ernuiltamme allative ernullemme ernuillemme essive ernunamme ernuinamme translative ernuksemme ernuiksemme abessive ernuttamme ernuittamme instructive — — comitative — ernuinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative ernunne ernunne accusative nom. ernunne ernunne gen. ernunne genitive ernunne ernujenne partitive ernuanne ernujanne inessive ernussanne ernuissanne elative ernustanne ernuistanne illative ernuunne ernuihinne adessive ernullanne ernuillanne ablative ernultanne ernuiltanne allative ernullenne ernuillenne essive ernunanne ernuinanne translative ernuksenne ernuiksenne abessive ernuttanne ernuittanne instructive — — comitative — ernuinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative ernunsa ernunsa accusative nom. ernunsa ernunsa gen. ernunsa genitive ernunsa ernujensa partitive ernuaan ernuansa ernujaan ernujansa inessive ernussaan ernussansa ernuissaan ernuissansa elative ernustaan ernustansa ernuistaan ernuistansa illative ernuunsa ernuihinsa adessive ernullaan ernullansa ernuillaan ernuillansa ablative ernultaan ernultansa ernuiltaan ernuiltansa allative ernulleen ernullensa ernuilleen ernuillensa essive ernunaan ernunansa ernuinaan ernuinansa translative ernukseen ernuksensa ernuikseen ernuiksensa abessive ernuttaan ernuttansa ernuittaan ernuittansa instructive — — comitative — ernuineen ernuinensa

Further reading

• Sohvi Heikkilä: Japani-harrastajien slangi (in Finnish), master's thesis, University of Oulu 2016.