nassu

Finnish

Etymology

Childish/hypocoristic variant of naama; compare possu from porsas.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnɑsːu/, [ˈnɑ̝s̠ːu]
• Rhymes: -ɑsːu
• Syllabification^(key): nas‧su

Noun

nassu (childish)

1. face

Declension

Inflection of nassu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		nassu	nassut
genitive		nassun	nassujen
partitive		nassua	nassuja
illative		nassuun	nassuihin
		singular	plural
nominative		nassu	nassut
accusative	nom.	nassu	nassut
	gen.	nassun
genitive		nassun	nassujen
partitive		nassua	nassuja
inessive		nassussa	nassuissa
elative		nassusta	nassuista
illative		nassuun	nassuihin
adessive		nassulla	nassuilla
ablative		nassulta	nassuilta
allative		nassulle	nassuille
essive		nassuna	nassuina
translative		nassuksi	nassuiksi
abessive		nassutta	nassuitta
instructive		—	nassuin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

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

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative nassuni nassuni accusative nom. nassuni nassuni gen. nassuni genitive nassuni nassujeni partitive nassuani nassujani inessive nassussani nassuissani elative nassustani nassuistani illative nassuuni nassuihini adessive nassullani nassuillani ablative nassultani nassuiltani allative nassulleni nassuilleni essive nassunani nassuinani translative nassukseni nassuikseni abessive nassuttani nassuittani instructive — — comitative — nassuineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative nassusi nassusi accusative nom. nassusi nassusi gen. nassusi genitive nassusi nassujesi partitive nassuasi nassujasi inessive nassussasi nassuissasi elative nassustasi nassuistasi illative nassuusi nassuihisi adessive nassullasi nassuillasi ablative nassultasi nassuiltasi allative nassullesi nassuillesi essive nassunasi nassuinasi translative nassuksesi nassuiksesi abessive nassuttasi nassuittasi instructive — — comitative — nassuinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative nassumme nassumme accusative nom. nassumme nassumme gen. nassumme genitive nassumme nassujemme partitive nassuamme nassujamme inessive nassussamme nassuissamme elative nassustamme nassuistamme illative nassuumme nassuihimme adessive nassullamme nassuillamme ablative nassultamme nassuiltamme allative nassullemme nassuillemme essive nassunamme nassuinamme translative nassuksemme nassuiksemme abessive nassuttamme nassuittamme instructive — — comitative — nassuinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative nassunne nassunne accusative nom. nassunne nassunne gen. nassunne genitive nassunne nassujenne partitive nassuanne nassujanne inessive nassussanne nassuissanne elative nassustanne nassuistanne illative nassuunne nassuihinne adessive nassullanne nassuillanne ablative nassultanne nassuiltanne allative nassullenne nassuillenne essive nassunanne nassuinanne translative nassuksenne nassuiksenne abessive nassuttanne nassuittanne instructive — — comitative — nassuinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative nassunsa nassunsa accusative nom. nassunsa nassunsa gen. nassunsa genitive nassunsa nassujensa partitive nassuaan nassuansa nassujaan nassujansa inessive nassussaan nassussansa nassuissaan nassuissansa elative nassustaan nassustansa nassuistaan nassuistansa illative nassuunsa nassuihinsa adessive nassullaan nassullansa nassuillaan nassuillansa ablative nassultaan nassultansa nassuiltaan nassuiltansa allative nassulleen nassullensa nassuilleen nassuillensa essive nassunaan nassunansa nassuinaan nassuinansa translative nassukseen nassuksensa nassuikseen nassuiksensa abessive nassuttaan nassuttansa nassuittaan nassuittansa instructive — — comitative — nassuineen nassuinensa

Synonyms

• kasvot
• naama

Derived terms

compounds

• höpönassu

 

Further reading

• “nassu”, 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

• ussan