-tsu

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See also: tsu, Tsu, and tsū

Basque[edit]

Suffix[edit]

-tsu

  1. Used to create adjectives from nouns.
    eguzki (sun) + ‎-tsu → ‎eguzkitsu (sunny)
    euri (rain) + ‎-tsu → ‎euritsu (rainy)

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Finnish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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[edit]

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

  1. Slang suffix, generally for nouns (with clipping).

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