raasu

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from Swedish trasa (“rag, shred”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɑːsu/, [ˈrɑ̝ːs̠u]
• Rhymes: -ɑːsu
• Syllabification^(key): raa‧su

Noun

raasu

1. wretch
2. rag

Declension

Inflection of raasu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		raasu	raasut
genitive		raasun	raasujen
partitive		raasua	raasuja
illative		raasuun	raasuihin
		singular	plural
nominative		raasu	raasut
accusative	nom.	raasu	raasut
	gen.	raasun
genitive		raasun	raasujen
partitive		raasua	raasuja
inessive		raasussa	raasuissa
elative		raasusta	raasuista
illative		raasuun	raasuihin
adessive		raasulla	raasuilla
ablative		raasulta	raasuilta
allative		raasulle	raasuille
essive		raasuna	raasuina
translative		raasuksi	raasuiksi
abessive		raasutta	raasuitta
instructive		—	raasuin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

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

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative raasuni raasuni accusative nom. raasuni raasuni gen. raasuni genitive raasuni raasujeni partitive raasuani raasujani inessive raasussani raasuissani elative raasustani raasuistani illative raasuuni raasuihini adessive raasullani raasuillani ablative raasultani raasuiltani allative raasulleni raasuilleni essive raasunani raasuinani translative raasukseni raasuikseni abessive raasuttani raasuittani instructive — — comitative — raasuineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative raasusi raasusi accusative nom. raasusi raasusi gen. raasusi genitive raasusi raasujesi partitive raasuasi raasujasi inessive raasussasi raasuissasi elative raasustasi raasuistasi illative raasuusi raasuihisi adessive raasullasi raasuillasi ablative raasultasi raasuiltasi allative raasullesi raasuillesi essive raasunasi raasuinasi translative raasuksesi raasuiksesi abessive raasuttasi raasuittasi instructive — — comitative — raasuinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative raasumme raasumme accusative nom. raasumme raasumme gen. raasumme genitive raasumme raasujemme partitive raasuamme raasujamme inessive raasussamme raasuissamme elative raasustamme raasuistamme illative raasuumme raasuihimme adessive raasullamme raasuillamme ablative raasultamme raasuiltamme allative raasullemme raasuillemme essive raasunamme raasuinamme translative raasuksemme raasuiksemme abessive raasuttamme raasuittamme instructive — — comitative — raasuinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative raasunne raasunne accusative nom. raasunne raasunne gen. raasunne genitive raasunne raasujenne partitive raasuanne raasujanne inessive raasussanne raasuissanne elative raasustanne raasuistanne illative raasuunne raasuihinne adessive raasullanne raasuillanne ablative raasultanne raasuiltanne allative raasullenne raasuillenne essive raasunanne raasuinanne translative raasuksenne raasuiksenne abessive raasuttanne raasuittanne instructive — — comitative — raasuinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative raasunsa raasunsa accusative nom. raasunsa raasunsa gen. raasunsa genitive raasunsa raasujensa partitive raasuaan raasuansa raasujaan raasujansa inessive raasussaan raasussansa raasuissaan raasuissansa elative raasustaan raasustansa raasuistaan raasuistansa illative raasuunsa raasuihinsa adessive raasullaan raasullansa raasuillaan raasuillansa ablative raasultaan raasultansa raasuiltaan raasuiltansa allative raasulleen raasullensa raasuilleen raasuillensa essive raasunaan raasunansa raasuinaan raasuinansa translative raasukseen raasuksensa raasuikseen raasuiksensa abessive raasuttaan raasuttansa raasuittaan raasuittansa instructive — — comitative — raasuineen raasuinensa

Derived terms

• rahjus

 

Further reading

• “raasu”, 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

• saura