porsas

See also: põrsas

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *porcas, from Proto-Finno-Permic *porćas, borrowed from a descendant of Proto-Indo-European *pórḱos (either Balto-Slavic or Indo-Iranian). Related to Erzya пурцос (purcos). Ultimately cognate with English pork.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈporsɑs/, [ˈpo̞rs̠ɑ̝s̠]
• Rhymes: -orsɑs
• Syllabification^(key): por‧sas

Noun

porsas

1. piglet

   Synonym: (childish) possu

2. pork (flesh of a piglet used as meat)

   Synonym: porsaanliha

3. (figuratively) pig (messy, slovenly, disgusting, or nasty person)

   Synonym: (childish) possu

Declension

Inflection of porsas (Kotus type 41/vieras, no gradation)
nominative		porsas	porsaat
genitive		porsaan	porsaiden porsaitten
partitive		porsasta	porsaita
illative		porsaaseen	porsaisiin
		singular	plural
nominative		porsas	porsaat
accusative	nom.	porsas	porsaat
	gen.	porsaan
genitive		porsaan	porsaiden porsaitten porsastenrare
partitive		porsasta	porsaita
inessive		porsaassa	porsaissa
elative		porsaasta	porsaista
illative		porsaaseen	porsaisiin porsaihinrare
adessive		porsaalla	porsailla
ablative		porsaalta	porsailta
allative		porsaalle	porsaille
essive		porsaana	porsaina
translative		porsaaksi	porsaiksi
abessive		porsaatta	porsaitta
instructive		—	porsain
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of porsas (Kotus type 41/vieras, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative porsaani porsaani accusative nom. porsaani porsaani gen. porsaani genitive porsaani porsaideni porsaitteni porsastenirare partitive porsastani porsaitani inessive porsaassani porsaissani elative porsaastani porsaistani illative porsaaseeni porsaisiini porsaihinirare adessive porsaallani porsaillani ablative porsaaltani porsailtani allative porsaalleni porsailleni essive porsaanani porsainani translative porsaakseni porsaikseni abessive porsaattani porsaittani instructive — — comitative — porsaineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative porsaasi porsaasi accusative nom. porsaasi porsaasi gen. porsaasi genitive porsaasi porsaidesi porsaittesi porsastesirare partitive porsastasi porsaitasi inessive porsaassasi porsaissasi elative porsaastasi porsaistasi illative porsaaseesi porsaisiisi porsaihisirare adessive porsaallasi porsaillasi ablative porsaaltasi porsailtasi allative porsaallesi porsaillesi essive porsaanasi porsainasi translative porsaaksesi porsaiksesi abessive porsaattasi porsaittasi instructive — — comitative — porsainesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative porsaamme porsaamme accusative nom. porsaamme porsaamme gen. porsaamme genitive porsaamme porsaidemme porsaittemme porsastemmerare partitive porsastamme porsaitamme inessive porsaassamme porsaissamme elative porsaastamme porsaistamme illative porsaaseemme porsaisiimme porsaihimmerare adessive porsaallamme porsaillamme ablative porsaaltamme porsailtamme allative porsaallemme porsaillemme essive porsaanamme porsainamme translative porsaaksemme porsaiksemme abessive porsaattamme porsaittamme instructive — — comitative — porsainemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative porsaanne porsaanne accusative nom. porsaanne porsaanne gen. porsaanne genitive porsaanne porsaidenne porsaittenne porsastennerare partitive porsastanne porsaitanne inessive porsaassanne porsaissanne elative porsaastanne porsaistanne illative porsaaseenne porsaisiinne porsaihinnerare adessive porsaallanne porsaillanne ablative porsaaltanne porsailtanne allative porsaallenne porsaillenne essive porsaananne porsainanne translative porsaaksenne porsaiksenne abessive porsaattanne porsaittanne instructive — — comitative — porsainenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative porsaansa porsaansa accusative nom. porsaansa porsaansa gen. porsaansa genitive porsaansa porsaidensa porsaittensa porsastensarare partitive porsastaan porsastansa porsaitaan porsaitansa inessive porsaassaan porsaassansa porsaissaan porsaissansa elative porsaastaan porsaastansa porsaistaan porsaistansa illative porsaaseensa porsaisiinsa porsaihinsarare adessive porsaallaan porsaallansa porsaillaan porsaillansa ablative porsaaltaan porsaaltansa porsailtaan porsailtansa allative porsaalleen porsaallensa porsailleen porsaillensa essive porsaanaan porsaanansa porsainaan porsainansa translative porsaakseen porsaaksensa porsaikseen porsaiksensa abessive porsaattaan porsaattansa porsaittaan porsaittansa instructive — — comitative — porsaineen porsainensa

Derived terms

• betoniporsas
• jouluporsas
• maitoporsas
• porsaanfile
• porsaanfilee
• porsaankyljys
• porsaanleike
• porsaanliha
• porsaanpaisti
• porsaanreikä
• porsaskarsina
• porsasmainen
• porsastelija
• porsastella
• porsia
• possu
• salvuporsas
• syöttöporsas
• säästöporsas

 

See also

• sika

Further reading

• “porsas”, 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

• prossa

Ingrian

Porsaita.

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *porcas. Cognates include Finnish porsas and Estonian põrsas. Compare distantly related Russian поросёнок (porosjónok).

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈporsɑs/, [ˈpo̞rs̠əz̠]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈporsɑs/, [ˈpo̞rʒ̥ɑʒ̥]
• Rhymes: -orsɑs
• Hyphenation: por‧sas

Noun

porsas

1. piglet

Declension

Declension of porsas (type 2/patsas, no gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	porsas	porsaat
genitive	porsaan	porsain
partitive	porsasta, porsast	porsaita, porsaja
illative	porsaasse	porsaisse
inessive	porsaas	porsais
elative	porsaast	porsaist
allative	porsaalle	porsaille
adessive	porsaal	porsail
ablative	porsaalt	porsailt
translative	porsaaks	porsaiks
essive	porsaanna, porsaan	porsainna, porsain
exessive1)	porsaant	porsaint
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

Derived terms

• imikkoporsas

 

References

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 425