kirsu

Finnish

Etymology

Possibly a variant of kärsä (“snout”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkirsu/, [ˈk̟irs̠u]
• Rhymes: -irsu
• Syllabification^(key): kir‧su

Noun

Kirsu

kirsu

1. (anatomy) nose leather, rhinarium (usually black or brown region around the nostrils of some mammals, primarily of canines, but also of felines)

   Terveen koiran kirsu on kostea.

   The nose leather of a healthy dog is moist.

2. (dialectal) A nose of a seal.

Usage notes

• The rhinarium of mammals is usually called nenä (“nose”). Also dog's rhinarium is often colloquially referred to as nenä.

Declension

Inflection of kirsu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		kirsu	kirsut
genitive		kirsun	kirsujen
partitive		kirsua	kirsuja
illative		kirsuun	kirsuihin
		singular	plural
nominative		kirsu	kirsut
accusative	nom.	kirsu	kirsut
	gen.	kirsun
genitive		kirsun	kirsujen
partitive		kirsua	kirsuja
inessive		kirsussa	kirsuissa
elative		kirsusta	kirsuista
illative		kirsuun	kirsuihin
adessive		kirsulla	kirsuilla
ablative		kirsulta	kirsuilta
allative		kirsulle	kirsuille
essive		kirsuna	kirsuina
translative		kirsuksi	kirsuiksi
abessive		kirsutta	kirsuitta
instructive		—	kirsuin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

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

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kirsuni kirsuni accusative nom. kirsuni kirsuni gen. kirsuni genitive kirsuni kirsujeni partitive kirsuani kirsujani inessive kirsussani kirsuissani elative kirsustani kirsuistani illative kirsuuni kirsuihini adessive kirsullani kirsuillani ablative kirsultani kirsuiltani allative kirsulleni kirsuilleni essive kirsunani kirsuinani translative kirsukseni kirsuikseni abessive kirsuttani kirsuittani instructive — — comitative — kirsuineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kirsusi kirsusi accusative nom. kirsusi kirsusi gen. kirsusi genitive kirsusi kirsujesi partitive kirsuasi kirsujasi inessive kirsussasi kirsuissasi elative kirsustasi kirsuistasi illative kirsuusi kirsuihisi adessive kirsullasi kirsuillasi ablative kirsultasi kirsuiltasi allative kirsullesi kirsuillesi essive kirsunasi kirsuinasi translative kirsuksesi kirsuiksesi abessive kirsuttasi kirsuittasi instructive — — comitative — kirsuinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kirsumme kirsumme accusative nom. kirsumme kirsumme gen. kirsumme genitive kirsumme kirsujemme partitive kirsuamme kirsujamme inessive kirsussamme kirsuissamme elative kirsustamme kirsuistamme illative kirsuumme kirsuihimme adessive kirsullamme kirsuillamme ablative kirsultamme kirsuiltamme allative kirsullemme kirsuillemme essive kirsunamme kirsuinamme translative kirsuksemme kirsuiksemme abessive kirsuttamme kirsuittamme instructive — — comitative — kirsuinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kirsunne kirsunne accusative nom. kirsunne kirsunne gen. kirsunne genitive kirsunne kirsujenne partitive kirsuanne kirsujanne inessive kirsussanne kirsuissanne elative kirsustanne kirsuistanne illative kirsuunne kirsuihinne adessive kirsullanne kirsuillanne ablative kirsultanne kirsuiltanne allative kirsullenne kirsuillenne essive kirsunanne kirsuinanne translative kirsuksenne kirsuiksenne abessive kirsuttanne kirsuittanne instructive — — comitative — kirsuinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative kirsunsa kirsunsa accusative nom. kirsunsa kirsunsa gen. kirsunsa genitive kirsunsa kirsujensa partitive kirsuaan kirsuansa kirsujaan kirsujansa inessive kirsussaan kirsussansa kirsuissaan kirsuissansa elative kirsustaan kirsustansa kirsuistaan kirsuistansa illative kirsuunsa kirsuihinsa adessive kirsullaan kirsullansa kirsuillaan kirsuillansa ablative kirsultaan kirsultansa kirsuiltaan kirsuiltansa allative kirsulleen kirsullensa kirsuilleen kirsuillensa essive kirsunaan kirsunansa kirsuinaan kirsuinansa translative kirsukseen kirsuksensa kirsuikseen kirsuiksensa abessive kirsuttaan kirsuttansa kirsuittaan kirsuittansa instructive — — comitative — kirsuineen kirsuinensa

Derived terms

compounds

• kirsuraha

 

Further reading

• “kirsu”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

Anagrams

• kursi, risku, ruksi