reissu

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from Swedish reis(u), a dialectal variant of Swedish resa (“journey”), itself from Middle Low German reisen (compare also German Reise).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrei̯sːu/, [ˈre̞i̯s̠ːu]
• Rhymes: -eisːu
• Hyphenation^(key): reis‧su

Noun

reissu (informal)

1. trip, journey

   Synonyms: see retki

   Alternative form: reisu (colloquial)

Declension

Inflection of reissu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		reissu	reissut
genitive		reissun	reissujen
partitive		reissua	reissuja
illative		reissuun	reissuihin
		singular	plural
nominative		reissu	reissut
accusative	nom.	reissu	reissut
	gen.	reissun
genitive		reissun	reissujen
partitive		reissua	reissuja
inessive		reissussa	reissuissa
elative		reissusta	reissuista
illative		reissuun	reissuihin
adessive		reissulla	reissuilla
ablative		reissulta	reissuilta
allative		reissulle	reissuille
essive		reissuna	reissuina
translative		reissuksi	reissuiksi
abessive		reissutta	reissuitta
instructive		—	reissuin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

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

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative reissuni reissuni accusative nom. reissuni reissuni gen. reissuni genitive reissuni reissujeni partitive reissuani reissujani inessive reissussani reissuissani elative reissustani reissuistani illative reissuuni reissuihini adessive reissullani reissuillani ablative reissultani reissuiltani allative reissulleni reissuilleni essive reissunani reissuinani translative reissukseni reissuikseni abessive reissuttani reissuittani instructive — — comitative — reissuineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative reissusi reissusi accusative nom. reissusi reissusi gen. reissusi genitive reissusi reissujesi partitive reissuasi reissujasi inessive reissussasi reissuissasi elative reissustasi reissuistasi illative reissuusi reissuihisi adessive reissullasi reissuillasi ablative reissultasi reissuiltasi allative reissullesi reissuillesi essive reissunasi reissuinasi translative reissuksesi reissuiksesi abessive reissuttasi reissuittasi instructive — — comitative — reissuinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative reissumme reissumme accusative nom. reissumme reissumme gen. reissumme genitive reissumme reissujemme partitive reissuamme reissujamme inessive reissussamme reissuissamme elative reissustamme reissuistamme illative reissuumme reissuihimme adessive reissullamme reissuillamme ablative reissultamme reissuiltamme allative reissullemme reissuillemme essive reissunamme reissuinamme translative reissuksemme reissuiksemme abessive reissuttamme reissuittamme instructive — — comitative — reissuinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative reissunne reissunne accusative nom. reissunne reissunne gen. reissunne genitive reissunne reissujenne partitive reissuanne reissujanne inessive reissussanne reissuissanne elative reissustanne reissuistanne illative reissuunne reissuihinne adessive reissullanne reissuillanne ablative reissultanne reissuiltanne allative reissullenne reissuillenne essive reissunanne reissuinanne translative reissuksenne reissuiksenne abessive reissuttanne reissuittanne instructive — — comitative — reissuinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative reissunsa reissunsa accusative nom. reissunsa reissunsa gen. reissunsa genitive reissunsa reissujensa partitive reissuaan reissuansa reissujaan reissujansa inessive reissussaan reissussansa reissuissaan reissuissansa elative reissustaan reissustansa reissuistaan reissuistansa illative reissuunsa reissuihinsa adessive reissullaan reissullansa reissuillaan reissuillansa ablative reissultaan reissultansa reissuiltaan reissuiltansa allative reissulleen reissullensa reissuilleen reissuillensa essive reissunaan reissunansa reissuinaan reissuinansa translative reissukseen reissuksensa reissuikseen reissuiksensa abessive reissuttaan reissuttansa reissuittaan reissuittansa instructive — — comitative — reissuineen reissuinensa

Derived terms

• reissata

 

compounds

• hukkareissu
• kyläreissu
• linnareissu
• reissumies
• reissuvihko
• ryyppyreissu

 

Further reading

• “reissu”, 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