korsu

Finnish

Inside a korsu at Finnish-Soviet frontier in 1941.

Etymology

Unknown

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkorsu/, [ˈko̞rs̠u]
• Rhymes: -orsu
• Syllabification^(key): kor‧su

Noun

korsu

1. dugout (pit dug into the ground as a shelter from enemy fire)
2. (regional, Eastern Finnish) chaff shed

Usage notes

• korsu is a dugout big enough to live in and is equipped with a roof. An open shelter for fire may be called potero (“foxhole”) or juoksuhauta (“trench”)

Declension

Inflection of korsu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		korsu	korsut
genitive		korsun	korsujen
partitive		korsua	korsuja
illative		korsuun	korsuihin
		singular	plural
nominative		korsu	korsut
accusative	nom.	korsu	korsut
	gen.	korsun
genitive		korsun	korsujen
partitive		korsua	korsuja
inessive		korsussa	korsuissa
elative		korsusta	korsuista
illative		korsuun	korsuihin
adessive		korsulla	korsuilla
ablative		korsulta	korsuilta
allative		korsulle	korsuille
essive		korsuna	korsuina
translative		korsuksi	korsuiksi
abessive		korsutta	korsuitta
instructive		—	korsuin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

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

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative korsuni korsuni accusative nom. korsuni korsuni gen. korsuni genitive korsuni korsujeni partitive korsuani korsujani inessive korsussani korsuissani elative korsustani korsuistani illative korsuuni korsuihini adessive korsullani korsuillani ablative korsultani korsuiltani allative korsulleni korsuilleni essive korsunani korsuinani translative korsukseni korsuikseni abessive korsuttani korsuittani instructive — — comitative — korsuineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative korsusi korsusi accusative nom. korsusi korsusi gen. korsusi genitive korsusi korsujesi partitive korsuasi korsujasi inessive korsussasi korsuissasi elative korsustasi korsuistasi illative korsuusi korsuihisi adessive korsullasi korsuillasi ablative korsultasi korsuiltasi allative korsullesi korsuillesi essive korsunasi korsuinasi translative korsuksesi korsuiksesi abessive korsuttasi korsuittasi instructive — — comitative — korsuinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative korsumme korsumme accusative nom. korsumme korsumme gen. korsumme genitive korsumme korsujemme partitive korsuamme korsujamme inessive korsussamme korsuissamme elative korsustamme korsuistamme illative korsuumme korsuihimme adessive korsullamme korsuillamme ablative korsultamme korsuiltamme allative korsullemme korsuillemme essive korsunamme korsuinamme translative korsuksemme korsuiksemme abessive korsuttamme korsuittamme instructive — — comitative — korsuinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative korsunne korsunne accusative nom. korsunne korsunne gen. korsunne genitive korsunne korsujenne partitive korsuanne korsujanne inessive korsussanne korsuissanne elative korsustanne korsuistanne illative korsuunne korsuihinne adessive korsullanne korsuillanne ablative korsultanne korsuiltanne allative korsullenne korsuillenne essive korsunanne korsuinanne translative korsuksenne korsuiksenne abessive korsuttanne korsuittanne instructive — — comitative — korsuinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative korsunsa korsunsa accusative nom. korsunsa korsunsa gen. korsunsa genitive korsunsa korsujensa partitive korsuaan korsuansa korsujaan korsujansa inessive korsussaan korsussansa korsuissaan korsuissansa elative korsustaan korsustansa korsuistaan korsuistansa illative korsuunsa korsuihinsa adessive korsullaan korsullansa korsuillaan korsuillansa ablative korsultaan korsultansa korsuiltaan korsuiltansa allative korsulleen korsullensa korsuilleen korsuillensa essive korsunaan korsunansa korsuinaan korsuinansa translative korsukseen korsuksensa korsuikseen korsuiksensa abessive korsuttaan korsuttansa korsuittaan korsuittansa instructive — — comitative — korsuineen korsuinensa

Further reading

• “korsu”, 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

• Rusko, rusko

Sranan Tongo

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch koorts.

Noun

korsu

1. fever