kessu

Finnish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkesːu/, [ˈke̞s̠ːu]
  • Rhymes: -esːu
  • Syllabification(key): kes‧su

Etymology 1

Unknown. Possibly related to dialectal kessu (“something of poor quality; wretch, poor thing”), which may itself be related to kesseli.

Noun

kessu

  1. Homemade/homegrown smoking tobacco (often of low quality) produced from Nicotiana rustica, a species of the tobacco plant.
    Synonyms: palturi, palturitupakka
  2. (colloquial) cigarette
    Synonyms: savuke, tupakka
Declension
Inflection of kessu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative kessu kessut
genitive kessun kessujen
partitive kessua kessuja
illative kessuun kessuihin
singular plural
nominative kessu kessut
accusative nom. kessu kessut
gen. kessun
genitive kessun kessujen
partitive kessua kessuja
inessive kessussa kessuissa
elative kessusta kessuista
illative kessuun kessuihin
adessive kessulla kessuilla
ablative kessulta kessuilta
allative kessulle kessuille
essive kessuna kessuina
translative kessuksi kessuiksi
instructive — kessuin
abessive kessutta kessuitta
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of kessu (type valo)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative kessuni kessuni
accusative nom. kessuni kessuni
gen. kessuni
genitive kessuni kessujeni
partitive kessuani kessujani
inessive kessussani kessuissani
elative kessustani kessuistani
illative kessuuni kessuihini
adessive kessullani kessuillani
ablative kessultani kessuiltani
allative kessulleni kessuilleni
essive kessunani kessuinani
translative kessukseni kessuikseni
instructive — —
abessive kessuttani kessuittani
comitative — kessuineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative kessusi kessusi
accusative nom. kessusi kessusi
gen. kessusi
genitive kessusi kessujesi
partitive kessuasi kessujasi
inessive kessussasi kessuissasi
elative kessustasi kessuistasi
illative kessuusi kessuihisi
adessive kessullasi kessuillasi
ablative kessultasi kessuiltasi
allative kessullesi kessuillesi
essive kessunasi kessuinasi
translative kessuksesi kessuiksesi
instructive — —
abessive kessuttasi kessuittasi
comitative — kessuinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative kessumme kessumme
accusative nom. kessumme kessumme
gen. kessumme
genitive kessumme kessujemme
partitive kessuamme kessujamme
inessive kessussamme kessuissamme
elative kessustamme kessuistamme
illative kessuumme kessuihimme
adessive kessullamme kessuillamme
ablative kessultamme kessuiltamme
allative kessullemme kessuillemme
essive kessunamme kessuinamme
translative kessuksemme kessuiksemme
instructive — —
abessive kessuttamme kessuittamme
comitative — kessuinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative kessunne kessunne
accusative nom. kessunne kessunne
gen. kessunne
genitive kessunne kessujenne
partitive kessuanne kessujanne
inessive kessussanne kessuissanne
elative kessustanne kessuistanne
illative kessuunne kessuihinne
adessive kessullanne kessuillanne
ablative kessultanne kessuiltanne
allative kessullenne kessuillenne
essive kessunanne kessuinanne
translative kessuksenne kessuiksenne
instructive — —
abessive kessuttanne kessuittanne
comitative — kessuinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative kessunsa kessunsa
accusative nom. kessunsa kessunsa
gen. kessunsa
genitive kessunsa kessujensa
partitive kessuaan
kessuansa		 kessujaan
kessujansa
inessive kessussaan
kessussansa		 kessuissaan
kessuissansa
elative kessustaan
kessustansa		 kessuistaan
kessuistansa
illative kessuunsa kessuihinsa
adessive kessullaan
kessullansa		 kessuillaan
kessuillansa
ablative kessultaan
kessultansa		 kessuiltaan
kessuiltansa
allative kessulleen
kessullensa		 kessuilleen
kessuillensa
essive kessunaan
kessunansa		 kessuinaan
kessuinansa
translative kessukseen
kessuksensa		 kessuikseen
kessuiksensa
instructive — —
abessive kessuttaan
kessuttansa		 kessuittaan
kessuittansa
comitative — kessuineen
kessuinensa
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Clipping of kersantti +‎ -u, also influenced by etymology 1.

Noun

kessu

  1. (military slang) sarge (sergeant)
    Synonym: kersantti
Declension
Inflection of kessu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative kessu kessut
genitive kessun kessujen
partitive kessua kessuja
illative kessuun kessuihin
singular plural
nominative kessu kessut
accusative nom. kessu kessut
gen. kessun
genitive kessun kessujen
partitive kessua kessuja
inessive kessussa kessuissa
elative kessusta kessuista
illative kessuun kessuihin
adessive kessulla kessuilla
ablative kessulta kessuilta
allative kessulle kessuille
essive kessuna kessuina
translative kessuksi kessuiksi
instructive — kessuin
abessive kessutta kessuitta
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of kessu (type valo)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative kessuni kessuni
accusative nom. kessuni kessuni
gen. kessuni
genitive kessuni kessujeni
partitive kessuani kessujani
inessive kessussani kessuissani
elative kessustani kessuistani
illative kessuuni kessuihini
adessive kessullani kessuillani
ablative kessultani kessuiltani
allative kessulleni kessuilleni
essive kessunani kessuinani
translative kessukseni kessuikseni
instructive — —
abessive kessuttani kessuittani
comitative — kessuineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative kessusi kessusi
accusative nom. kessusi kessusi
gen. kessusi
genitive kessusi kessujesi
partitive kessuasi kessujasi
inessive kessussasi kessuissasi
elative kessustasi kessuistasi
illative kessuusi kessuihisi
adessive kessullasi kessuillasi
ablative kessultasi kessuiltasi
allative kessullesi kessuillesi
essive kessunasi kessuinasi
translative kessuksesi kessuiksesi
instructive — —
abessive kessuttasi kessuittasi
comitative — kessuinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative kessumme kessumme
accusative nom. kessumme kessumme
gen. kessumme
genitive kessumme kessujemme
partitive kessuamme kessujamme
inessive kessussamme kessuissamme
elative kessustamme kessuistamme
illative kessuumme kessuihimme
adessive kessullamme kessuillamme
ablative kessultamme kessuiltamme
allative kessullemme kessuillemme
essive kessunamme kessuinamme
translative kessuksemme kessuiksemme
instructive — —
abessive kessuttamme kessuittamme
comitative — kessuinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative kessunne kessunne
accusative nom. kessunne kessunne
gen. kessunne
genitive kessunne kessujenne
partitive kessuanne kessujanne
inessive kessussanne kessuissanne
elative kessustanne kessuistanne
illative kessuunne kessuihinne
adessive kessullanne kessuillanne
ablative kessultanne kessuiltanne
allative kessullenne kessuillenne
essive kessunanne kessuinanne
translative kessuksenne kessuiksenne
instructive — —
abessive kessuttanne kessuittanne
comitative — kessuinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative kessunsa kessunsa
accusative nom. kessunsa kessunsa
gen. kessunsa
genitive kessunsa kessujensa
partitive kessuaan
kessuansa		 kessujaan
kessujansa
inessive kessussaan
kessussansa		 kessuissaan
kessuissansa
elative kessustaan
kessustansa		 kessuistaan
kessuistansa
illative kessuunsa kessuihinsa
adessive kessullaan
kessullansa		 kessuillaan
kessuillansa
ablative kessultaan
kessultansa		 kessuiltaan
kessuiltansa
allative kessulleen
kessullensa		 kessuilleen
kessuillensa
essive kessunaan
kessunansa		 kessuinaan
kessuinansa
translative kessukseen
kessuksensa		 kessuikseen
kessuiksensa
instructive — —
abessive kessuttaan
kessuttansa		 kessuittaan
kessuittansa
comitative — kessuineen
kessuinensa

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