-tsu

See also: Appendix:Variations of "tsu"

Basque

Suffix

-tsu

Used to create adjectives from nouns.
‎eguzki (“sun”) + ‎-tsu → ‎eguzkitsu (“sunny”)

‎euri (“rain”) + ‎-tsu → ‎euritsu (“rainy”)

Derived terms

Finnish

Etymology

As with many slang suffixes, there are probably multiple origins. The main origin is probably -tsa +‎ -u, but another origin may be -su added to stems ending in t.

Suffix

-tsu (front vowel harmony variant -tsy, linguistic notation -tsU)

(slang) Slang suffix, generally for nouns (with clipping).
(no longer productive) Found in some surnames.

Derived terms

Finnish terms suffixed with -tsu

Japanese

Romanization

-tsu

Rōmaji transcription of つ

Lower Tanana

Etymology

From Proto-Athabaskan *-čuˑ. Compare Ahtna -tsucde.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tsʰu/

Noun

-tsu (third person possessed form betsu)

grandmother
setsu ― my grandmother

Antonyms

-tseya (“grandfather”)

Derived terms

ntsu luk'a (“bullhead”)
netsu tanilot (“water ouzel”)
netsutthi' (“slimy sculpin”)
setsu tabila' (“spiderweb”)
-tsu gwya (“great-grandmother”)
xutsu (“old woman”)

References

Kari, James et al. (2024), Kari, James, editor, Lower Tanana Dene Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 190