veisu

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Swedish wijso, weisa. Doublet of viisu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋei̯su/, [ˈʋe̞i̯s̠u]
• Rhymes: -eisu
• Syllabification^(key): vei‧su

Noun

veisu (dated)

1. chant

Declension

Inflection of veisu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		veisu	veisut
genitive		veisun	veisujen
partitive		veisua	veisuja
illative		veisuun	veisuihin
		singular	plural
nominative		veisu	veisut
accusative	nom.	veisu	veisut
	gen.	veisun
genitive		veisun	veisujen
partitive		veisua	veisuja
inessive		veisussa	veisuissa
elative		veisusta	veisuista
illative		veisuun	veisuihin
adessive		veisulla	veisuilla
ablative		veisulta	veisuilta
allative		veisulle	veisuille
essive		veisuna	veisuina
translative		veisuksi	veisuiksi
abessive		veisutta	veisuitta
instructive		—	veisuin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

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

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative veisuni veisuni accusative nom. veisuni veisuni gen. veisuni genitive veisuni veisujeni partitive veisuani veisujani inessive veisussani veisuissani elative veisustani veisuistani illative veisuuni veisuihini adessive veisullani veisuillani ablative veisultani veisuiltani allative veisulleni veisuilleni essive veisunani veisuinani translative veisukseni veisuikseni abessive veisuttani veisuittani instructive — — comitative — veisuineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative veisusi veisusi accusative nom. veisusi veisusi gen. veisusi genitive veisusi veisujesi partitive veisuasi veisujasi inessive veisussasi veisuissasi elative veisustasi veisuistasi illative veisuusi veisuihisi adessive veisullasi veisuillasi ablative veisultasi veisuiltasi allative veisullesi veisuillesi essive veisunasi veisuinasi translative veisuksesi veisuiksesi abessive veisuttasi veisuittasi instructive — — comitative — veisuinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative veisumme veisumme accusative nom. veisumme veisumme gen. veisumme genitive veisumme veisujemme partitive veisuamme veisujamme inessive veisussamme veisuissamme elative veisustamme veisuistamme illative veisuumme veisuihimme adessive veisullamme veisuillamme ablative veisultamme veisuiltamme allative veisullemme veisuillemme essive veisunamme veisuinamme translative veisuksemme veisuiksemme abessive veisuttamme veisuittamme instructive — — comitative — veisuinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative veisunne veisunne accusative nom. veisunne veisunne gen. veisunne genitive veisunne veisujenne partitive veisuanne veisujanne inessive veisussanne veisuissanne elative veisustanne veisuistanne illative veisuunne veisuihinne adessive veisullanne veisuillanne ablative veisultanne veisuiltanne allative veisullenne veisuillenne essive veisunanne veisuinanne translative veisuksenne veisuiksenne abessive veisuttanne veisuittanne instructive — — comitative — veisuinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative veisunsa veisunsa accusative nom. veisunsa veisunsa gen. veisunsa genitive veisunsa veisujensa partitive veisuaan veisuansa veisujaan veisujansa inessive veisussaan veisussansa veisuissaan veisuissansa elative veisustaan veisustansa veisuistaan veisuistansa illative veisuunsa veisuihinsa adessive veisullaan veisullansa veisuillaan veisuillansa ablative veisultaan veisultansa veisuiltaan veisuiltansa allative veisulleen veisullensa veisuilleen veisuillensa essive veisunaan veisunansa veisuinaan veisuinansa translative veisukseen veisuksensa veisuikseen veisuiksensa abessive veisuttaan veisuttansa veisuittaan veisuittansa instructive — — comitative — veisuineen veisuinensa

Derived terms

• arkkiveisu
• Korkea veisu (“Song of Songs”)
• veisata
• veisuuttaa

 

Further reading

• “veisu”, 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 2023-07-04