norssi

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnorsːi/, [ˈno̞rs̠ːi]
• Rhymes: -orsːi
• Hyphenation^(key): nors‧si

Etymology 1

From Swedish nors.

Noun

norssi

1. Synonym of kuore (“(European) smelt (fish)”)

Declension

Inflection of norssi (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		norssi	norssit
genitive		norssin	norssien
partitive		norssia	norsseja
illative		norssiin	norsseihin
		singular	plural
nominative		norssi	norssit
accusative	nom.	norssi	norssit
	gen.	norssin
genitive		norssin	norssien
partitive		norssia	norsseja
inessive		norssissa	norsseissa
elative		norssista	norsseista
illative		norssiin	norsseihin
adessive		norssilla	norsseilla
ablative		norssilta	norsseilta
allative		norssille	norsseille
essive		norssina	norsseina
translative		norssiksi	norsseiksi
abessive		norssitta	norsseitta
instructive		—	norssein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of norssi (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative norssini norssini accusative nom. norssini norssini gen. norssini genitive norssini norssieni partitive norssiani norssejani inessive norssissani norsseissani elative norssistani norsseistani illative norssiini norsseihini adessive norssillani norsseillani ablative norssiltani norsseiltani allative norssilleni norsseilleni essive norssinani norsseinani translative norssikseni norsseikseni abessive norssittani norsseittani instructive — — comitative — norsseineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative norssisi norssisi accusative nom. norssisi norssisi gen. norssisi genitive norssisi norssiesi partitive norssiasi norssejasi inessive norssissasi norsseissasi elative norssistasi norsseistasi illative norssiisi norsseihisi adessive norssillasi norsseillasi ablative norssiltasi norsseiltasi allative norssillesi norsseillesi essive norssinasi norsseinasi translative norssiksesi norsseiksesi abessive norssittasi norsseittasi instructive — — comitative — norsseinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative norssimme norssimme accusative nom. norssimme norssimme gen. norssimme genitive norssimme norssiemme partitive norssiamme norssejamme inessive norssissamme norsseissamme elative norssistamme norsseistamme illative norssiimme norsseihimme adessive norssillamme norsseillamme ablative norssiltamme norsseiltamme allative norssillemme norsseillemme essive norssinamme norsseinamme translative norssiksemme norsseiksemme abessive norssittamme norsseittamme instructive — — comitative — norsseinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative norssinne norssinne accusative nom. norssinne norssinne gen. norssinne genitive norssinne norssienne partitive norssianne norssejanne inessive norssissanne norsseissanne elative norssistanne norsseistanne illative norssiinne norsseihinne adessive norssillanne norsseillanne ablative norssiltanne norsseiltanne allative norssillenne norsseillenne essive norssinanne norsseinanne translative norssiksenne norsseiksenne abessive norssittanne norsseittanne instructive — — comitative — norsseinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative norssinsa norssinsa accusative nom. norssinsa norssinsa gen. norssinsa genitive norssinsa norssiensa partitive norssiaan norssiansa norssejaan norssejansa inessive norssissaan norssissansa norsseissaan norsseissansa elative norssistaan norssistansa norsseistaan norsseistansa illative norssiinsa norsseihinsa adessive norssillaan norssillansa norsseillaan norsseillansa ablative norssiltaan norssiltansa norsseiltaan norsseiltansa allative norssilleen norssillensa norsseilleen norsseillensa essive norssinaan norssinansa norsseinaan norsseinansa translative norssikseen norssiksensa norsseikseen norsseiksensa abessive norssittaan norssittansa norsseittaan norsseittansa instructive — — comitative — norsseineen norsseinensa

Further reading

• “1. norssi”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-01

Etymology 2

Slang formation from normaalikoulu, probably also influenced by norssi (etymology 1).

Noun

norssi (colloquial)

1. normal school

Declension

Inflection of norssi (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		norssi	norssit
genitive		norssin	norssien
partitive		norssia	norsseja
illative		norssiin	norsseihin
		singular	plural
nominative		norssi	norssit
accusative	nom.	norssi	norssit
	gen.	norssin
genitive		norssin	norssien
partitive		norssia	norsseja
inessive		norssissa	norsseissa
elative		norssista	norsseista
illative		norssiin	norsseihin
adessive		norssilla	norsseilla
ablative		norssilta	norsseilta
allative		norssille	norsseille
essive		norssina	norsseina
translative		norssiksi	norsseiksi
abessive		norssitta	norsseitta
instructive		—	norssein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of norssi (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative norssini norssini accusative nom. norssini norssini gen. norssini genitive norssini norssieni partitive norssiani norssejani inessive norssissani norsseissani elative norssistani norsseistani illative norssiini norsseihini adessive norssillani norsseillani ablative norssiltani norsseiltani allative norssilleni norsseilleni essive norssinani norsseinani translative norssikseni norsseikseni abessive norssittani norsseittani instructive — — comitative — norsseineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative norssisi norssisi accusative nom. norssisi norssisi gen. norssisi genitive norssisi norssiesi partitive norssiasi norssejasi inessive norssissasi norsseissasi elative norssistasi norsseistasi illative norssiisi norsseihisi adessive norssillasi norsseillasi ablative norssiltasi norsseiltasi allative norssillesi norsseillesi essive norssinasi norsseinasi translative norssiksesi norsseiksesi abessive norssittasi norsseittasi instructive — — comitative — norsseinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative norssimme norssimme accusative nom. norssimme norssimme gen. norssimme genitive norssimme norssiemme partitive norssiamme norssejamme inessive norssissamme norsseissamme elative norssistamme norsseistamme illative norssiimme norsseihimme adessive norssillamme norsseillamme ablative norssiltamme norsseiltamme allative norssillemme norsseillemme essive norssinamme norsseinamme translative norssiksemme norsseiksemme abessive norssittamme norsseittamme instructive — — comitative — norsseinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative norssinne norssinne accusative nom. norssinne norssinne gen. norssinne genitive norssinne norssienne partitive norssianne norssejanne inessive norssissanne norsseissanne elative norssistanne norsseistanne illative norssiinne norsseihinne adessive norssillanne norsseillanne ablative norssiltanne norsseiltanne allative norssillenne norsseillenne essive norssinanne norsseinanne translative norssiksenne norsseiksenne abessive norssittanne norsseittanne instructive — — comitative — norsseinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative norssinsa norssinsa accusative nom. norssinsa norssinsa gen. norssinsa genitive norssinsa norssiensa partitive norssiaan norssiansa norssejaan norssejansa inessive norssissaan norssissansa norsseissaan norsseissansa elative norssistaan norssistansa norsseistaan norsseistansa illative norssiinsa norsseihinsa adessive norssillaan norssillansa norsseillaan norsseillansa ablative norssiltaan norssiltansa norsseiltaan norsseiltansa allative norssilleen norssillensa norsseilleen norsseillensa essive norssinaan norssinansa norsseinaan norsseinansa translative norssikseen norssiksensa norsseikseen norsseiksensa abessive norssittaan norssittansa norsseittaan norsseittansa instructive — — comitative — norsseineen norsseinensa

Synonyms

• normaalikoulu

Further reading

• “2. norssi”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[2] (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