pirtu

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian спирт (spirt), from English spirit, from Latin spīritus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpirtu/, [ˈpirt̪u]
• Rhymes: -irtu
• Syllabification^(key): pir‧tu

Noun

pirtu

1. rectified spirit (spirit that has been purified to or close to the maximum concentration obtainable by using conventional distillation processes, i.e. about 96% by volume)

Declension

Inflection of pirtu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		pirtu	pirtut
genitive		pirtun	pirtujen
partitive		pirtua	pirtuja
illative		pirtuun	pirtuihin
		singular	plural
nominative		pirtu	pirtut
accusative	nom.	pirtu	pirtut
	gen.	pirtun
genitive		pirtun	pirtujen
partitive		pirtua	pirtuja
inessive		pirtussa	pirtuissa
elative		pirtusta	pirtuista
illative		pirtuun	pirtuihin
adessive		pirtulla	pirtuilla
ablative		pirtulta	pirtuilta
allative		pirtulle	pirtuille
essive		pirtuna	pirtuina
translative		pirtuksi	pirtuiksi
abessive		pirtutta	pirtuitta
instructive		—	pirtuin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

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

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative pirtuni pirtuni accusative nom. pirtuni pirtuni gen. pirtuni genitive pirtuni pirtujeni partitive pirtuani pirtujani inessive pirtussani pirtuissani elative pirtustani pirtuistani illative pirtuuni pirtuihini adessive pirtullani pirtuillani ablative pirtultani pirtuiltani allative pirtulleni pirtuilleni essive pirtunani pirtuinani translative pirtukseni pirtuikseni abessive pirtuttani pirtuittani instructive — — comitative — pirtuineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative pirtusi pirtusi accusative nom. pirtusi pirtusi gen. pirtusi genitive pirtusi pirtujesi partitive pirtuasi pirtujasi inessive pirtussasi pirtuissasi elative pirtustasi pirtuistasi illative pirtuusi pirtuihisi adessive pirtullasi pirtuillasi ablative pirtultasi pirtuiltasi allative pirtullesi pirtuillesi essive pirtunasi pirtuinasi translative pirtuksesi pirtuiksesi abessive pirtuttasi pirtuittasi instructive — — comitative — pirtuinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative pirtumme pirtumme accusative nom. pirtumme pirtumme gen. pirtumme genitive pirtumme pirtujemme partitive pirtuamme pirtujamme inessive pirtussamme pirtuissamme elative pirtustamme pirtuistamme illative pirtuumme pirtuihimme adessive pirtullamme pirtuillamme ablative pirtultamme pirtuiltamme allative pirtullemme pirtuillemme essive pirtunamme pirtuinamme translative pirtuksemme pirtuiksemme abessive pirtuttamme pirtuittamme instructive — — comitative — pirtuinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative pirtunne pirtunne accusative nom. pirtunne pirtunne gen. pirtunne genitive pirtunne pirtujenne partitive pirtuanne pirtujanne inessive pirtussanne pirtuissanne elative pirtustanne pirtuistanne illative pirtuunne pirtuihinne adessive pirtullanne pirtuillanne ablative pirtultanne pirtuiltanne allative pirtullenne pirtuillenne essive pirtunanne pirtuinanne translative pirtuksenne pirtuiksenne abessive pirtuttanne pirtuittanne instructive — — comitative — pirtuinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative pirtunsa pirtunsa accusative nom. pirtunsa pirtunsa gen. pirtunsa genitive pirtunsa pirtujensa partitive pirtuaan pirtuansa pirtujaan pirtujansa inessive pirtussaan pirtussansa pirtuissaan pirtuissansa elative pirtustaan pirtustansa pirtuistaan pirtuistansa illative pirtuunsa pirtuihinsa adessive pirtullaan pirtullansa pirtuillaan pirtuillansa ablative pirtultaan pirtultansa pirtuiltaan pirtuiltansa allative pirtulleen pirtullensa pirtuilleen pirtuillensa essive pirtunaan pirtunansa pirtuinaan pirtuinansa translative pirtukseen pirtuksensa pirtuikseen pirtuiksensa abessive pirtuttaan pirtuttansa pirtuittaan pirtuittansa instructive — — comitative — pirtuineen pirtuinensa

Synonyms

• sprii
• väkiviina

Derived terms

compounds

• pirtukanisteri
• pirtupullo
• pirturesepti
• pirtutrokari

 

Further reading

• “pirtu”, 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 2023-07-03

Anagrams

• pirut, purit, riput

Latvian

Noun

pirtu

1. genitive plural of pirts