nousu

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *nousu. Equivalent to nousta (“to rise”) +‎ -u.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnou̯su/, [ˈno̞u̯s̠u]
• Rhymes: -ousu
• Syllabification^(key): nou‧su
• Hyphenation^(key): nou‧su

Noun

nousu

1. rise, ascent (moving upwards)

   Synonym: nouseminen

   Antonym: lasku

2. synonym of kasvu (“growth, increase, rise”)
3. getting on (a vehicle), embarking, embarkation [with illative or allative]
4. getting off (a vehicle), disembarking, disembarkation [with elative or ablative]
5. (mechanics) thread pitch, pitch (the distance from the crest of one thread of a screw to the next)

   Synonym: kierteen nousu

6. (mechanics) thread pitch, lead (the distance along a screw's axis that is covered by one 360° rotation of the screw)

   Synonym: ruuvin nousu

7. (firearms) twist (of rifling)
8. (sports) comeback (overcoming or attempting to overcome a substantial disadvantage)
9. (mining) raise (shaft or a winze that is dug from below)
10. (astronomy) rising (above the horizon)

    Antonym: lasku

    kuun nousu ― rising of the moon

11. (aviation) climb, ascent
12. (informal) takeoff of an airplane or rocket

    Synonyms: lentoonlähtö, lähtö

13. (sociology) upward mobility (advancement to better-paid or better-regarded social strata) (often with the adjective sosiaalinen)
14. (narcotics) onset, 'the way up'

Declension

Inflection of nousu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		nousu	nousut
genitive		nousun	nousujen
partitive		nousua	nousuja
illative		nousuun	nousuihin
		singular	plural
nominative		nousu	nousut
accusative	nom.	nousu	nousut
	gen.	nousun
genitive		nousun	nousujen
partitive		nousua	nousuja
inessive		nousussa	nousuissa
elative		noususta	nousuista
illative		nousuun	nousuihin
adessive		nousulla	nousuilla
ablative		nousulta	nousuilta
allative		nousulle	nousuille
essive		nousuna	nousuina
translative		nousuksi	nousuiksi
abessive		nousutta	nousuitta
instructive		—	nousuin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

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

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative nousuni nousuni accusative nom. nousuni nousuni gen. nousuni genitive nousuni nousujeni partitive nousuani nousujani inessive nousussani nousuissani elative nousustani nousuistani illative nousuuni nousuihini adessive nousullani nousuillani ablative nousultani nousuiltani allative nousulleni nousuilleni essive nousunani nousuinani translative nousukseni nousuikseni abessive nousuttani nousuittani instructive — — comitative — nousuineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative noususi noususi accusative nom. noususi noususi gen. noususi genitive noususi nousujesi partitive nousuasi nousujasi inessive nousussasi nousuissasi elative nousustasi nousuistasi illative nousuusi nousuihisi adessive nousullasi nousuillasi ablative nousultasi nousuiltasi allative nousullesi nousuillesi essive nousunasi nousuinasi translative nousuksesi nousuiksesi abessive nousuttasi nousuittasi instructive — — comitative — nousuinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative nousumme nousumme accusative nom. nousumme nousumme gen. nousumme genitive nousumme nousujemme partitive nousuamme nousujamme inessive nousussamme nousuissamme elative nousustamme nousuistamme illative nousuumme nousuihimme adessive nousullamme nousuillamme ablative nousultamme nousuiltamme allative nousullemme nousuillemme essive nousunamme nousuinamme translative nousuksemme nousuiksemme abessive nousuttamme nousuittamme instructive — — comitative — nousuinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative nousunne nousunne accusative nom. nousunne nousunne gen. nousunne genitive nousunne nousujenne partitive nousuanne nousujanne inessive nousussanne nousuissanne elative nousustanne nousuistanne illative nousuunne nousuihinne adessive nousullanne nousuillanne ablative nousultanne nousuiltanne allative nousullenne nousuillenne essive nousunanne nousuinanne translative nousuksenne nousuiksenne abessive nousuttanne nousuittanne instructive — — comitative — nousuinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative nousunsa nousunsa accusative nom. nousunsa nousunsa gen. nousunsa genitive nousunsa nousujensa partitive nousuaan nousuansa nousujaan nousujansa inessive nousussaan nousussansa nousuissaan nousuissansa elative nousustaan nousustansa nousuistaan nousuistansa illative nousuunsa nousuihinsa adessive nousullaan nousullansa nousuillaan nousuillansa ablative nousultaan nousultansa nousuiltaan nousuiltansa allative nousulleen nousullensa nousuilleen nousuillensa essive nousunaan nousunansa nousuinaan nousuinansa translative nousukseen nousuksensa nousuikseen nousuiksensa abessive nousuttaan nousuttansa nousuittaan nousuittansa instructive — — comitative — nousuineen nousuinensa

Derived terms

• nousukas

compounds

• alkunousu
• arvonnousu
• auringonnousu
• haaranousu
• hinnannousu
• ilmaannousu
• istumaannousu
• jalannousu
• jyrkkänousuinen
• kansannousu
• kuunnousu
• laivaannousu
• loivanousuinen
• loppunousu
• lämmönnousu
• maannousu
• maihinnousu
• mäennousu
• nousuaika
• nousualue
• nousuhumala
• nousujohde
• nousujohto
• nousukala
• nousukausi
• nousukiito
• nousukulma
• nousukunto
• nousumerkki
• nousunajo
• nousunopeus
• nousuohjaus
• nousupaine
• nousureitti
• noususuhdanne
• noususuunta
• noususuuntaus
• nousutahti
• nousutavu
• nousutie
• nousutuki
• nousutuuli
• nousuvesi
• nousuvirtaus
• painonnousu
• palkannousu
• valtaannousu
• varpaillenousu
• vuorinousu
• ylösnousu

Further reading

• “nousu”, 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 3 July 2023