rassu

Finnish

Etymology

Variant of ressu, perhaps inspired by raasu and/or nassu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɑsːu/, [ˈrɑ̝s̠ːu]
• Rhymes: -ɑsːu
• Syllabification^(key): ras‧su

Noun

rassu (endearing)

1. poor thing

Declension

Inflection of rassu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		rassu	rassut
genitive		rassun	rassujen
partitive		rassua	rassuja
illative		rassuun	rassuihin
		singular	plural
nominative		rassu	rassut
accusative	nom.	rassu	rassut
	gen.	rassun
genitive		rassun	rassujen
partitive		rassua	rassuja
inessive		rassussa	rassuissa
elative		rassusta	rassuista
illative		rassuun	rassuihin
adessive		rassulla	rassuilla
ablative		rassulta	rassuilta
allative		rassulle	rassuille
essive		rassuna	rassuina
translative		rassuksi	rassuiksi
abessive		rassutta	rassuitta
instructive		—	rassuin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

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

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative rassuni rassuni accusative nom. rassuni rassuni gen. rassuni genitive rassuni rassujeni partitive rassuani rassujani inessive rassussani rassuissani elative rassustani rassuistani illative rassuuni rassuihini adessive rassullani rassuillani ablative rassultani rassuiltani allative rassulleni rassuilleni essive rassunani rassuinani translative rassukseni rassuikseni abessive rassuttani rassuittani instructive — — comitative — rassuineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative rassusi rassusi accusative nom. rassusi rassusi gen. rassusi genitive rassusi rassujesi partitive rassuasi rassujasi inessive rassussasi rassuissasi elative rassustasi rassuistasi illative rassuusi rassuihisi adessive rassullasi rassuillasi ablative rassultasi rassuiltasi allative rassullesi rassuillesi essive rassunasi rassuinasi translative rassuksesi rassuiksesi abessive rassuttasi rassuittasi instructive — — comitative — rassuinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative rassumme rassumme accusative nom. rassumme rassumme gen. rassumme genitive rassumme rassujemme partitive rassuamme rassujamme inessive rassussamme rassuissamme elative rassustamme rassuistamme illative rassuumme rassuihimme adessive rassullamme rassuillamme ablative rassultamme rassuiltamme allative rassullemme rassuillemme essive rassunamme rassuinamme translative rassuksemme rassuiksemme abessive rassuttamme rassuittamme instructive — — comitative — rassuinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative rassunne rassunne accusative nom. rassunne rassunne gen. rassunne genitive rassunne rassujenne partitive rassuanne rassujanne inessive rassussanne rassuissanne elative rassustanne rassuistanne illative rassuunne rassuihinne adessive rassullanne rassuillanne ablative rassultanne rassuiltanne allative rassullenne rassuillenne essive rassunanne rassuinanne translative rassuksenne rassuiksenne abessive rassuttanne rassuittanne instructive — — comitative — rassuinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative rassunsa rassunsa accusative nom. rassunsa rassunsa gen. rassunsa genitive rassunsa rassujensa partitive rassuaan rassuansa rassujaan rassujansa inessive rassussaan rassussansa rassuissaan rassuissansa elative rassustaan rassustansa rassuistaan rassuistansa illative rassuunsa rassuihinsa adessive rassullaan rassullansa rassuillaan rassuillansa ablative rassultaan rassultansa rassuiltaan rassuiltansa allative rassulleen rassullensa rassuilleen rassuillensa essive rassunaan rassunansa rassuinaan rassuinansa translative rassukseen rassuksensa rassuikseen rassuiksensa abessive rassuttaan rassuttansa rassuittaan rassuittansa instructive — — comitative — rassuineen rassuinensa

Derived terms

• rassukka

 

Further reading

• “rassu”, 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

Sicilian

Alternative forms

• grassu

Etymology

From Latin crassus (“thick”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɾassu/
• Hyphenation: ras‧su

Noun

rassu m (plural rassi)

1. fat, grease

Adjective

rassu (feminine singular rassa, masculine and feminine plural rassi)

1. (of food) fatty, greasy

See also

• rossu