fransu

Finnish

Etymology

From Swedish frans.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfrɑnsu/, [ˈfrɑ̝ns̠u]
• Rhymes: -ɑnsu
• Syllabification^(key): fran‧su

Noun

fransu

1. (textiles) A lace-like decorative rim at the edge of a tablecloth or similar; often knit from the warp yarns of the cloth, but can also me made separately and attached to the cloth by sewing.

Declension

Inflection of fransu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		fransu	fransut
genitive		fransun	fransujen
partitive		fransua	fransuja
illative		fransuun	fransuihin
		singular	plural
nominative		fransu	fransut
accusative	nom.	fransu	fransut
	gen.	fransun
genitive		fransun	fransujen
partitive		fransua	fransuja
inessive		fransussa	fransuissa
elative		fransusta	fransuista
illative		fransuun	fransuihin
adessive		fransulla	fransuilla
ablative		fransulta	fransuilta
allative		fransulle	fransuille
essive		fransuna	fransuina
translative		fransuksi	fransuiksi
abessive		fransutta	fransuitta
instructive		—	fransuin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

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

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative fransuni fransuni accusative nom. fransuni fransuni gen. fransuni genitive fransuni fransujeni partitive fransuani fransujani inessive fransussani fransuissani elative fransustani fransuistani illative fransuuni fransuihini adessive fransullani fransuillani ablative fransultani fransuiltani allative fransulleni fransuilleni essive fransunani fransuinani translative fransukseni fransuikseni abessive fransuttani fransuittani instructive — — comitative — fransuineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative fransusi fransusi accusative nom. fransusi fransusi gen. fransusi genitive fransusi fransujesi partitive fransuasi fransujasi inessive fransussasi fransuissasi elative fransustasi fransuistasi illative fransuusi fransuihisi adessive fransullasi fransuillasi ablative fransultasi fransuiltasi allative fransullesi fransuillesi essive fransunasi fransuinasi translative fransuksesi fransuiksesi abessive fransuttasi fransuittasi instructive — — comitative — fransuinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative fransumme fransumme accusative nom. fransumme fransumme gen. fransumme genitive fransumme fransujemme partitive fransuamme fransujamme inessive fransussamme fransuissamme elative fransustamme fransuistamme illative fransuumme fransuihimme adessive fransullamme fransuillamme ablative fransultamme fransuiltamme allative fransullemme fransuillemme essive fransunamme fransuinamme translative fransuksemme fransuiksemme abessive fransuttamme fransuittamme instructive — — comitative — fransuinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative fransunne fransunne accusative nom. fransunne fransunne gen. fransunne genitive fransunne fransujenne partitive fransuanne fransujanne inessive fransussanne fransuissanne elative fransustanne fransuistanne illative fransuunne fransuihinne adessive fransullanne fransuillanne ablative fransultanne fransuiltanne allative fransullenne fransuillenne essive fransunanne fransuinanne translative fransuksenne fransuiksenne abessive fransuttanne fransuittanne instructive — — comitative — fransuinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative fransunsa fransunsa accusative nom. fransunsa fransunsa gen. fransunsa genitive fransunsa fransujensa partitive fransuaan fransuansa fransujaan fransujansa inessive fransussaan fransussansa fransuissaan fransuissansa elative fransustaan fransustansa fransuistaan fransuistansa illative fransuunsa fransuihinsa adessive fransullaan fransullansa fransuillaan fransuillansa ablative fransultaan fransultansa fransuiltaan fransuiltansa allative fransulleen fransullensa fransuilleen fransuillensa essive fransunaan fransunansa fransuinaan fransuinansa translative fransukseen fransuksensa fransuikseen fransuiksensa abessive fransuttaan fransuttansa fransuittaan fransuittansa instructive — — comitative — fransuineen fransuinensa

Further reading

• “fransu”, 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 2023-07-02