tassu

Corsican

Un tassu (1).

Un tassu (2).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtasːu/

Etymology 1

From Late Latin taxus, borrowed from Proto-Germanic *þahsuz. Cognates include Italian tasso and Galician teixo.

Noun

tassu m (plural tassi)

1. badger

Etymology 2

From Latin taxus, of Scythian origin. Cognates include Italian tasso and Portuguese teixo.

Noun

tassu m (plural tassi)

1. yew

References

• “tassu” in INFCOR: Banca di dati di a lingua corsa

Estonian

Noun

tassu

1. illative singular of tasu

Finnish

Etymology

From Swedish tass.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɑsːu/, [ˈt̪ɑ̝s̠ːu]
• Rhymes: -ɑsːu
• Syllabification^(key): tas‧su

Noun

tassu

1. paw (of a dog or cat)

   Synonym: käpälä

Declension

Inflection of tassu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		tassu	tassut
genitive		tassun	tassujen
partitive		tassua	tassuja
illative		tassuun	tassuihin
		singular	plural
nominative		tassu	tassut
accusative	nom.	tassu	tassut
	gen.	tassun
genitive		tassun	tassujen
partitive		tassua	tassuja
inessive		tassussa	tassuissa
elative		tassusta	tassuista
illative		tassuun	tassuihin
adessive		tassulla	tassuilla
ablative		tassulta	tassuilta
allative		tassulle	tassuille
essive		tassuna	tassuina
translative		tassuksi	tassuiksi
abessive		tassutta	tassuitta
instructive		—	tassuin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

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

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative tassuni tassuni accusative nom. tassuni tassuni gen. tassuni genitive tassuni tassujeni partitive tassuani tassujani inessive tassussani tassuissani elative tassustani tassuistani illative tassuuni tassuihini adessive tassullani tassuillani ablative tassultani tassuiltani allative tassulleni tassuilleni essive tassunani tassuinani translative tassukseni tassuikseni abessive tassuttani tassuittani instructive — — comitative — tassuineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative tassusi tassusi accusative nom. tassusi tassusi gen. tassusi genitive tassusi tassujesi partitive tassuasi tassujasi inessive tassussasi tassuissasi elative tassustasi tassuistasi illative tassuusi tassuihisi adessive tassullasi tassuillasi ablative tassultasi tassuiltasi allative tassullesi tassuillesi essive tassunasi tassuinasi translative tassuksesi tassuiksesi abessive tassuttasi tassuittasi instructive — — comitative — tassuinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative tassumme tassumme accusative nom. tassumme tassumme gen. tassumme genitive tassumme tassujemme partitive tassuamme tassujamme inessive tassussamme tassuissamme elative tassustamme tassuistamme illative tassuumme tassuihimme adessive tassullamme tassuillamme ablative tassultamme tassuiltamme allative tassullemme tassuillemme essive tassunamme tassuinamme translative tassuksemme tassuiksemme abessive tassuttamme tassuittamme instructive — — comitative — tassuinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative tassunne tassunne accusative nom. tassunne tassunne gen. tassunne genitive tassunne tassujenne partitive tassuanne tassujanne inessive tassussanne tassuissanne elative tassustanne tassuistanne illative tassuunne tassuihinne adessive tassullanne tassuillanne ablative tassultanne tassuiltanne allative tassullenne tassuillenne essive tassunanne tassuinanne translative tassuksenne tassuiksenne abessive tassuttanne tassuittanne instructive — — comitative — tassuinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative tassunsa tassunsa accusative nom. tassunsa tassunsa gen. tassunsa genitive tassunsa tassujensa partitive tassuaan tassuansa tassujaan tassujansa inessive tassussaan tassussansa tassuissaan tassuissansa elative tassustaan tassustansa tassuistaan tassuistansa illative tassuunsa tassuihinsa adessive tassullaan tassullansa tassuillaan tassuillansa ablative tassultaan tassultansa tassuiltaan tassuiltansa allative tassulleen tassullensa tassuilleen tassuillensa essive tassunaan tassunansa tassuinaan tassuinansa translative tassukseen tassuksensa tassuikseen tassuiksensa abessive tassuttaan tassuttansa tassuittaan tassuittansa instructive — — comitative — tassuineen tassuinensa

Derived terms

• tassuttaa

 

compounds

• kenguruntassu
• tahmatassu
• takatassu

 

Further reading

• “tassu”, 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

Anagrams

• susta