persu
Finnish
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
persu
- (informal, possibly humorous, possibly derogatory) Synonym of perussuomalainen (“member or supporter of the Finns Party”).
Usage notes
While the most common informal synonym for the party, the use of persu(t) is occasionally protested by the supporters of the party themselves. This is in large due to its association with word like perse and persaus, which describe hindparts. Nevertheless, the term is not considered vulgar.
Declension
Inflection of persu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | persu | persut | |
genitive | persun | persujen | |
partitive | persua | persuja | |
illative | persuun | persuihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | persu | persut | |
accusative | nom. | persu | persut |
gen. | persun | ||
genitive | persun | persujen | |
partitive | persua | persuja | |
inessive | persussa | persuissa | |
elative | persusta | persuista | |
illative | persuun | persuihin | |
adessive | persulla | persuilla | |
ablative | persulta | persuilta | |
allative | persulle | persuille | |
essive | persuna | persuina | |
translative | persuksi | persuiksi | |
abessive | persutta | persuitta | |
instructive | — | persuin | |
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |