sisu

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English [edit]

Etymology [edit]

Finnish, documented in English since at least 1940.

Noun [edit]

sisu (uncountable)

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  1. strength of will; determination; perseverance; regarded as an integral part of Finnish culture

Finnish [edit]

Etymology [edit]

The same root as sisä-, inner.

Pronunciation [edit]

  • Hyphenation: si‧su
  • IPA: [ˈsisu]

Noun [edit]

sisu

  1. Determination regardless of cost, persistence, strength, obstinacy, perseverance, willpower.

Declension [edit]

Declension of sisu (type valo)
singular plural
nominative sisu sisut
genitive sisun sisujen
partitive sisua sisuja
accusative sisu
sisun		 sisut
inessive sisussa sisuissa
elative sisusta sisuista
illative sisuun sisuihin
adessive sisulla sisuilla
ablative sisulta sisuilta
allative sisulle sisuille
essive sisuna sisuina
translative sisuksi sisuiksi
instructive – sisuin
abessive sisutta sisuitta
comitative – sisuineen

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