ratsu

Estonian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *raccu.

Noun

ratsu (genitive ratsu, partitive ratsut)

1. riding horse or other animal used for riding
2. (chess) knight

Declension

Declension of ratsu (ÕS type 16/pere, no gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		ratsu	ratsud
accusative	nom.
	gen.	ratsu
genitive			ratsude
partitive		ratsut	ratsusid
illative		ratsusse	ratsudesse
inessive		ratsus	ratsudes
elative		ratsust	ratsudest
allative		ratsule	ratsudele
adessive		ratsul	ratsudel
ablative		ratsult	ratsudelt
translative		ratsuks	ratsudeks
terminative		ratsuni	ratsudeni
essive		ratsuna	ratsudena
abessive		ratsuta	ratsudeta
comitative		ratsuga	ratsudega

Synonyms

• hobune

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *raccu, from rats- +‎ -u.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɑtsu/, [ˈrɑ̝ts̠u]
• Rhymes: -ɑtsu
• Syllabification^(key): rat‧su
• Hyphenation^(key): rat‧su

Noun

ratsu

1. mount, steed; riding horse (horse or other animal used for riding)
2. (humorous) anything else used for riding
3. (chess) knight

Declension

Inflection of ratsu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		ratsu	ratsut
genitive		ratsun	ratsujen
partitive		ratsua	ratsuja
illative		ratsuun	ratsuihin
		singular	plural
nominative		ratsu	ratsut
accusative	nom.	ratsu	ratsut
	gen.	ratsun
genitive		ratsun	ratsujen
partitive		ratsua	ratsuja
inessive		ratsussa	ratsuissa
elative		ratsusta	ratsuista
illative		ratsuun	ratsuihin
adessive		ratsulla	ratsuilla
ablative		ratsulta	ratsuilta
allative		ratsulle	ratsuille
essive		ratsuna	ratsuina
translative		ratsuksi	ratsuiksi
abessive		ratsutta	ratsuitta
instructive		—	ratsuin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

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

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative ratsuni ratsuni accusative nom. ratsuni ratsuni gen. ratsuni genitive ratsuni ratsujeni partitive ratsuani ratsujani inessive ratsussani ratsuissani elative ratsustani ratsuistani illative ratsuuni ratsuihini adessive ratsullani ratsuillani ablative ratsultani ratsuiltani allative ratsulleni ratsuilleni essive ratsunani ratsuinani translative ratsukseni ratsuikseni abessive ratsuttani ratsuittani instructive — — comitative — ratsuineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative ratsusi ratsusi accusative nom. ratsusi ratsusi gen. ratsusi genitive ratsusi ratsujesi partitive ratsuasi ratsujasi inessive ratsussasi ratsuissasi elative ratsustasi ratsuistasi illative ratsuusi ratsuihisi adessive ratsullasi ratsuillasi ablative ratsultasi ratsuiltasi allative ratsullesi ratsuillesi essive ratsunasi ratsuinasi translative ratsuksesi ratsuiksesi abessive ratsuttasi ratsuittasi instructive — — comitative — ratsuinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative ratsumme ratsumme accusative nom. ratsumme ratsumme gen. ratsumme genitive ratsumme ratsujemme partitive ratsuamme ratsujamme inessive ratsussamme ratsuissamme elative ratsustamme ratsuistamme illative ratsuumme ratsuihimme adessive ratsullamme ratsuillamme ablative ratsultamme ratsuiltamme allative ratsullemme ratsuillemme essive ratsunamme ratsuinamme translative ratsuksemme ratsuiksemme abessive ratsuttamme ratsuittamme instructive — — comitative — ratsuinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative ratsunne ratsunne accusative nom. ratsunne ratsunne gen. ratsunne genitive ratsunne ratsujenne partitive ratsuanne ratsujanne inessive ratsussanne ratsuissanne elative ratsustanne ratsuistanne illative ratsuunne ratsuihinne adessive ratsullanne ratsuillanne ablative ratsultanne ratsuiltanne allative ratsullenne ratsuillenne essive ratsunanne ratsuinanne translative ratsuksenne ratsuiksenne abessive ratsuttanne ratsuittanne instructive — — comitative — ratsuinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative ratsunsa ratsunsa accusative nom. ratsunsa ratsunsa gen. ratsunsa genitive ratsunsa ratsujensa partitive ratsuaan ratsuansa ratsujaan ratsujansa inessive ratsussaan ratsussansa ratsuissaan ratsuissansa elative ratsustaan ratsustansa ratsuistaan ratsuistansa illative ratsuunsa ratsuihinsa adessive ratsullaan ratsullansa ratsuillaan ratsuillansa ablative ratsultaan ratsultansa ratsuiltaan ratsuiltansa allative ratsulleen ratsullensa ratsuilleen ratsuillensa essive ratsunaan ratsunansa ratsuinaan ratsuinansa translative ratsukseen ratsuksensa ratsuikseen ratsuiksensa abessive ratsuttaan ratsuttansa ratsuittaan ratsuittansa instructive — — comitative — ratsuineen ratsuinensa

Synonyms

• (riding horse): ratsuhevonen
• (chess): hevonen

Derived terms

• ratsue
• ratsukko
• ratsuri
• ratsuttaa

compounds

• kaupparatsu
• kilparatsu
• ratsuhevonen
• ratsuhousut
• ratsujääkäri
• ratsukonstaapeli
• ratsumestari
• ratsumies
• ratsupaikat
• ratsupalvelus
• ratsupiiska
• ratsupoliisi
• ratsupolku
• ratsutalli
• ratsutie
• ratsutila
• ratsuväki
• runoratsu
• sotaratsu

Related terms

• ratsain
• ratsastaa

Further reading

• “ratsu”, 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

Ingrian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *raccu, equivalent to ratsas (“steed”) +‎ -u. Cognates include Finnish ratsu and Estonian ratsu.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈrɑt͡su/, [ˈrɑt͡s̠ŭ̥]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈrɑt͡su/, [ˈrɑt͡su]
• Rhymes: -ɑt͡su
• Hyphenation: rat‧su

Noun

ratsu

1. (folk poetic) synonym of ratsas
   • 1916, V. Alava, quoting Naastoi, Tarinaisista, “1966. Soikkola, Säätinä. VI1042”, in Väinö Salminen, V. Alava, editor, Suomen Kansan Vanhat Runot. Länsi-Inkerin runot‎^[2], volume III2, Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seura, lines 67-68:

     »Mitä miun issoini otti?» // »Issoisi rahaisen ratsun.»

     »What did my father get?» // »Your father [got] an expensive steed.»

Declension

Declension of ratsu (type 4/koivu, no gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	ratsu	ratsut
genitive	ratsun	ratsuin, ratsuloin
partitive	ratsua	ratsuja, ratsuloja
illative	ratsuu	ratsui, ratsuloihe
inessive	ratsuus	ratsuis, ratsulois
elative	ratsust	ratsuist, ratsuloist
allative	ratsulle	ratsuille, ratsuloille
adessive	ratsuul	ratsuil, ratsuloil
ablative	ratsult	ratsuilt, ratsuloilt
translative	ratsuks	ratsuiks, ratsuloiks
essive	ratsunna, ratsuun	ratsuinna, ratsuloinna, ratsuin, ratsuloin
exessive1)	ratsunt	ratsuint, ratsuloint
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

• (diminutive) ratsuin

Japanese

Romanization

ratsu

1. Rōmaji transcription of らつ