ressu

See also: Ressu

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈresːu/, [ˈre̞s̠ːu]
• Rhymes: -esːu
• Hyphenation^(key): res‧su

Etymology 1

Compare resu; seemingly originally used of furry animals, then expanded to a term of pity; in which case the word might have a sound-symbolic origin.

Noun

ressu

1. wretch (unhappy, unfortunate, or miserable person)

Declension

Inflection of ressu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		ressu	ressut
genitive		ressun	ressujen
partitive		ressua	ressuja
illative		ressuun	ressuihin
		singular	plural
nominative		ressu	ressut
accusative	nom.	ressu	ressut
	gen.	ressun
genitive		ressun	ressujen
partitive		ressua	ressuja
inessive		ressussa	ressuissa
elative		ressusta	ressuista
illative		ressuun	ressuihin
adessive		ressulla	ressuilla
ablative		ressulta	ressuilta
allative		ressulle	ressuille
essive		ressuna	ressuina
translative		ressuksi	ressuiksi
abessive		ressutta	ressuitta
instructive		—	ressuin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

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

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative ressuni ressuni accusative nom. ressuni ressuni gen. ressuni genitive ressuni ressujeni partitive ressuani ressujani inessive ressussani ressuissani elative ressustani ressuistani illative ressuuni ressuihini adessive ressullani ressuillani ablative ressultani ressuiltani allative ressulleni ressuilleni essive ressunani ressuinani translative ressukseni ressuikseni abessive ressuttani ressuittani instructive — — comitative — ressuineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative ressusi ressusi accusative nom. ressusi ressusi gen. ressusi genitive ressusi ressujesi partitive ressuasi ressujasi inessive ressussasi ressuissasi elative ressustasi ressuistasi illative ressuusi ressuihisi adessive ressullasi ressuillasi ablative ressultasi ressuiltasi allative ressullesi ressuillesi essive ressunasi ressuinasi translative ressuksesi ressuiksesi abessive ressuttasi ressuittasi instructive — — comitative — ressuinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative ressumme ressumme accusative nom. ressumme ressumme gen. ressumme genitive ressumme ressujemme partitive ressuamme ressujamme inessive ressussamme ressuissamme elative ressustamme ressuistamme illative ressuumme ressuihimme adessive ressullamme ressuillamme ablative ressultamme ressuiltamme allative ressullemme ressuillemme essive ressunamme ressuinamme translative ressuksemme ressuiksemme abessive ressuttamme ressuittamme instructive — — comitative — ressuinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative ressunne ressunne accusative nom. ressunne ressunne gen. ressunne genitive ressunne ressujenne partitive ressuanne ressujanne inessive ressussanne ressuissanne elative ressustanne ressuistanne illative ressuunne ressuihinne adessive ressullanne ressuillanne ablative ressultanne ressuiltanne allative ressullenne ressuillenne essive ressunanne ressuinanne translative ressuksenne ressuiksenne abessive ressuttanne ressuittanne instructive — — comitative — ressuinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative ressunsa ressunsa accusative nom. ressunsa ressunsa gen. ressunsa genitive ressunsa ressujensa partitive ressuaan ressuansa ressujaan ressujansa inessive ressussaan ressussansa ressuissaan ressuissansa elative ressustaan ressustansa ressuistaan ressuistansa illative ressuunsa ressuihinsa adessive ressullaan ressullansa ressuillaan ressuillansa ablative ressultaan ressultansa ressuiltaan ressuiltansa allative ressulleen ressullensa ressuilleen ressuillensa essive ressunaan ressunansa ressuinaan ressuinansa translative ressukseen ressuksensa ressuikseen ressuiksensa abessive ressuttaan ressuttansa ressuittaan ressuittansa instructive — — comitative — ressuineen ressuinensa

Synonyms

• (wretch): raukka, raasu, rassu

Derived terms

• ressukka

 

compounds

• leipäressu
• paitaressu

 

Further reading

• “ressu”, 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

Clipping of reserviläinen (“reservist”), by association with ressu (etymology 1).

Noun

ressu

1. (military slang) reservist

Declension

Inflection of ressu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		ressu	ressut
genitive		ressun	ressujen
partitive		ressua	ressuja
illative		ressuun	ressuihin
		singular	plural
nominative		ressu	ressut
accusative	nom.	ressu	ressut
	gen.	ressun
genitive		ressun	ressujen
partitive		ressua	ressuja
inessive		ressussa	ressuissa
elative		ressusta	ressuista
illative		ressuun	ressuihin
adessive		ressulla	ressuilla
ablative		ressulta	ressuilta
allative		ressulle	ressuille
essive		ressuna	ressuina
translative		ressuksi	ressuiksi
abessive		ressutta	ressuitta
instructive		—	ressuin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

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

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative ressuni ressuni accusative nom. ressuni ressuni gen. ressuni genitive ressuni ressujeni partitive ressuani ressujani inessive ressussani ressuissani elative ressustani ressuistani illative ressuuni ressuihini adessive ressullani ressuillani ablative ressultani ressuiltani allative ressulleni ressuilleni essive ressunani ressuinani translative ressukseni ressuikseni abessive ressuttani ressuittani instructive — — comitative — ressuineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative ressusi ressusi accusative nom. ressusi ressusi gen. ressusi genitive ressusi ressujesi partitive ressuasi ressujasi inessive ressussasi ressuissasi elative ressustasi ressuistasi illative ressuusi ressuihisi adessive ressullasi ressuillasi ablative ressultasi ressuiltasi allative ressullesi ressuillesi essive ressunasi ressuinasi translative ressuksesi ressuiksesi abessive ressuttasi ressuittasi instructive — — comitative — ressuinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative ressumme ressumme accusative nom. ressumme ressumme gen. ressumme genitive ressumme ressujemme partitive ressuamme ressujamme inessive ressussamme ressuissamme elative ressustamme ressuistamme illative ressuumme ressuihimme adessive ressullamme ressuillamme ablative ressultamme ressuiltamme allative ressullemme ressuillemme essive ressunamme ressuinamme translative ressuksemme ressuiksemme abessive ressuttamme ressuittamme instructive — — comitative — ressuinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative ressunne ressunne accusative nom. ressunne ressunne gen. ressunne genitive ressunne ressujenne partitive ressuanne ressujanne inessive ressussanne ressuissanne elative ressustanne ressuistanne illative ressuunne ressuihinne adessive ressullanne ressuillanne ablative ressultanne ressuiltanne allative ressullenne ressuillenne essive ressunanne ressuinanne translative ressuksenne ressuiksenne abessive ressuttanne ressuittanne instructive — — comitative — ressuinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative ressunsa ressunsa accusative nom. ressunsa ressunsa gen. ressunsa genitive ressunsa ressujensa partitive ressuaan ressuansa ressujaan ressujansa inessive ressussaan ressussansa ressuissaan ressuissansa elative ressustaan ressustansa ressuistaan ressuistansa illative ressuunsa ressuihinsa adessive ressullaan ressullansa ressuillaan ressuillansa ablative ressultaan ressultansa ressuiltaan ressuiltansa allative ressulleen ressullensa ressuilleen ressuillensa essive ressunaan ressunansa ressuinaan ressuinansa translative ressukseen ressuksensa ressuikseen ressuiksensa abessive ressuttaan ressuttansa ressuittaan ressuittansa instructive — — comitative — ressuineen ressuinensa

Etymology 3

Clipping of reservi (“reserve”), by association with ressu (etymology 1).

Pajatso

Noun

ressu

1. In the arcade game pajatso, either of the slots in each end of the row of slots marked with R; unlike other slots which give a fixed number of coins in return of a hit, these slots only give a return when its respective "reserve" is full. The front (closer to the point where coins are fed in) and rear reserve slots are called eturessu and takaressu.

Declension

Inflection of ressu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		ressu	ressut
genitive		ressun	ressujen
partitive		ressua	ressuja
illative		ressuun	ressuihin
		singular	plural
nominative		ressu	ressut
accusative	nom.	ressu	ressut
	gen.	ressun
genitive		ressun	ressujen
partitive		ressua	ressuja
inessive		ressussa	ressuissa
elative		ressusta	ressuista
illative		ressuun	ressuihin
adessive		ressulla	ressuilla
ablative		ressulta	ressuilta
allative		ressulle	ressuille
essive		ressuna	ressuina
translative		ressuksi	ressuiksi
abessive		ressutta	ressuitta
instructive		—	ressuin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

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

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative ressuni ressuni accusative nom. ressuni ressuni gen. ressuni genitive ressuni ressujeni partitive ressuani ressujani inessive ressussani ressuissani elative ressustani ressuistani illative ressuuni ressuihini adessive ressullani ressuillani ablative ressultani ressuiltani allative ressulleni ressuilleni essive ressunani ressuinani translative ressukseni ressuikseni abessive ressuttani ressuittani instructive — — comitative — ressuineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative ressusi ressusi accusative nom. ressusi ressusi gen. ressusi genitive ressusi ressujesi partitive ressuasi ressujasi inessive ressussasi ressuissasi elative ressustasi ressuistasi illative ressuusi ressuihisi adessive ressullasi ressuillasi ablative ressultasi ressuiltasi allative ressullesi ressuillesi essive ressunasi ressuinasi translative ressuksesi ressuiksesi abessive ressuttasi ressuittasi instructive — — comitative — ressuinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative ressumme ressumme accusative nom. ressumme ressumme gen. ressumme genitive ressumme ressujemme partitive ressuamme ressujamme inessive ressussamme ressuissamme elative ressustamme ressuistamme illative ressuumme ressuihimme adessive ressullamme ressuillamme ablative ressultamme ressuiltamme allative ressullemme ressuillemme essive ressunamme ressuinamme translative ressuksemme ressuiksemme abessive ressuttamme ressuittamme instructive — — comitative — ressuinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative ressunne ressunne accusative nom. ressunne ressunne gen. ressunne genitive ressunne ressujenne partitive ressuanne ressujanne inessive ressussanne ressuissanne elative ressustanne ressuistanne illative ressuunne ressuihinne adessive ressullanne ressuillanne ablative ressultanne ressuiltanne allative ressullenne ressuillenne essive ressunanne ressuinanne translative ressuksenne ressuiksenne abessive ressuttanne ressuittanne instructive — — comitative — ressuinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative ressunsa ressunsa accusative nom. ressunsa ressunsa gen. ressunsa genitive ressunsa ressujensa partitive ressuaan ressuansa ressujaan ressujansa inessive ressussaan ressussansa ressuissaan ressuissansa elative ressustaan ressustansa ressuistaan ressuistansa illative ressuunsa ressuihinsa adessive ressullaan ressullansa ressuillaan ressuillansa ablative ressultaan ressultansa ressuiltaan ressuiltansa allative ressulleen ressullensa ressuilleen ressuillensa essive ressunaan ressunansa ressuinaan ressuinansa translative ressukseen ressuksensa ressuikseen ressuiksensa abessive ressuttaan ressuttansa ressuittaan ressuittansa instructive — — comitative — ressuineen ressuinensa

Derived terms

compounds

• eturessu
• takaressu