Finnish
Etymology
Unknown. Possibly related to Estonian korsik.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkorsu/, [ˈko̞rs̠u]
- Rhymes: -orsu
- Syllabification(key): kor‧su
- Hyphenation(key): kor‧su
Noun
korsu
- dugout (pit dug into the ground as a shelter from enemy fire)
- (regional, Eastern Finnish) chaff shed
Usage notes
- korsu is a dugout big enough to live in and is equipped with a roof. An open shelter for fire may be called potero (“foxhole”) or juoksuhauta (“trench”)
Declension
| Inflection of korsu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
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| nominative
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korsu
|
korsut
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| genitive
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korsun
|
korsujen
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| partitive
|
korsua
|
korsuja
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| illative
|
korsuun
|
korsuihin
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
korsu
|
korsut
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
korsu
|
korsut
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| gen.
|
korsun
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| genitive
|
korsun
|
korsujen
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| partitive
|
korsua
|
korsuja
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| inessive
|
korsussa
|
korsuissa
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| elative
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korsusta
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korsuista
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| illative
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korsuun
|
korsuihin
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| adessive
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korsulla
|
korsuilla
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| ablative
|
korsulta
|
korsuilta
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| allative
|
korsulle
|
korsuille
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| essive
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korsuna
|
korsuina
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| translative
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korsuksi
|
korsuiksi
|
| abessive
|
korsutta
|
korsuitta
|
| instructive
|
—
|
korsuin
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| comitative
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See the possessive forms below.
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| first-person singular possessor
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|
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singular
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plural
|
| nominative
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korsuni
|
korsuni
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
korsuni
|
korsuni
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| gen.
|
korsuni
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| genitive
|
korsuni
|
korsujeni
|
| partitive
|
korsuani
|
korsujani
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| inessive
|
korsussani
|
korsuissani
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| elative
|
korsustani
|
korsuistani
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| illative
|
korsuuni
|
korsuihini
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| adessive
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korsullani
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korsuillani
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| ablative
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korsultani
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korsuiltani
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| allative
|
korsulleni
|
korsuilleni
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| essive
|
korsunani
|
korsuinani
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| translative
|
korsukseni
|
korsuikseni
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| abessive
|
korsuttani
|
korsuittani
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
korsuineni
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| second-person singular possessor
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|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
korsusi
|
korsusi
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
korsusi
|
korsusi
|
| gen.
|
korsusi
|
| genitive
|
korsusi
|
korsujesi
|
| partitive
|
korsuasi
|
korsujasi
|
| inessive
|
korsussasi
|
korsuissasi
|
| elative
|
korsustasi
|
korsuistasi
|
| illative
|
korsuusi
|
korsuihisi
|
| adessive
|
korsullasi
|
korsuillasi
|
| ablative
|
korsultasi
|
korsuiltasi
|
| allative
|
korsullesi
|
korsuillesi
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| essive
|
korsunasi
|
korsuinasi
|
| translative
|
korsuksesi
|
korsuiksesi
|
| abessive
|
korsuttasi
|
korsuittasi
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
korsuinesi
|
| first-person plural possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
korsumme
|
korsumme
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
korsumme
|
korsumme
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| gen.
|
korsumme
|
| genitive
|
korsumme
|
korsujemme
|
| partitive
|
korsuamme
|
korsujamme
|
| inessive
|
korsussamme
|
korsuissamme
|
| elative
|
korsustamme
|
korsuistamme
|
| illative
|
korsuumme
|
korsuihimme
|
| adessive
|
korsullamme
|
korsuillamme
|
| ablative
|
korsultamme
|
korsuiltamme
|
| allative
|
korsullemme
|
korsuillemme
|
| essive
|
korsunamme
|
korsuinamme
|
| translative
|
korsuksemme
|
korsuiksemme
|
| abessive
|
korsuttamme
|
korsuittamme
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
korsuinemme
|
| second-person plural possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
korsunne
|
korsunne
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
korsunne
|
korsunne
|
| gen.
|
korsunne
|
| genitive
|
korsunne
|
korsujenne
|
| partitive
|
korsuanne
|
korsujanne
|
| inessive
|
korsussanne
|
korsuissanne
|
| elative
|
korsustanne
|
korsuistanne
|
| illative
|
korsuunne
|
korsuihinne
|
| adessive
|
korsullanne
|
korsuillanne
|
| ablative
|
korsultanne
|
korsuiltanne
|
| allative
|
korsullenne
|
korsuillenne
|
| essive
|
korsunanne
|
korsuinanne
|
| translative
|
korsuksenne
|
korsuiksenne
|
| abessive
|
korsuttanne
|
korsuittanne
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
korsuinenne
|
| third-person possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
korsunsa
|
korsunsa
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
korsunsa
|
korsunsa
|
| gen.
|
korsunsa
|
| genitive
|
korsunsa
|
korsujensa
|
| partitive
|
korsuaan
korsuansa
|
korsujaan
korsujansa
|
| inessive
|
korsussaan
korsussansa
|
korsuissaan
korsuissansa
|
| elative
|
korsustaan
korsustansa
|
korsuistaan
korsuistansa
|
| illative
|
korsuunsa
|
korsuihinsa
|
| adessive
|
korsullaan
korsullansa
|
korsuillaan
korsuillansa
|
| ablative
|
korsultaan
korsultansa
|
korsuiltaan
korsuiltansa
|
| allative
|
korsulleen
korsullensa
|
korsuilleen
korsuillensa
|
| essive
|
korsunaan
korsunansa
|
korsuinaan
korsuinansa
|
| translative
|
korsukseen
korsuksensa
|
korsuikseen
korsuiksensa
|
| abessive
|
korsuttaan
korsuttansa
|
korsuittaan
korsuittansa
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
korsuineen
korsuinensa
|
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Further reading
Anagrams
Sranan Tongo
Etymology
Borrowed from Dutch koorts.
Noun
korsu
- fever