Finnish
Etymology
Clipping of perussuomalainen.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpersu/, [ˈpe̞rs̠u]
- Rhymes: -ersu
- Syllabification(key): per‧su
- Hyphenation(key): per‧su
Noun
persu (informal)
- (possibly humorous, possibly derogatory) synonym of perussuomalainen (“member or supporter of the Finns Party”).
Usage notes
While the most common informal synonym for the party, the use of persu(t) is occasionally protested by the supporters of the party. This is in large due to its association with word like perse and persaus, which describe hindparts. Nevertheless, the term itself is not considered vulgar.
Declension
| Inflection of persu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
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| nominative
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persu
|
persut
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| genitive
|
persun
|
persujen
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| partitive
|
persua
|
persuja
|
| illative
|
persuun
|
persuihin
|
|
|
singular
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plural
|
| nominative
|
persu
|
persut
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
persu
|
persut
|
| gen.
|
persun
|
| genitive
|
persun
|
persujen
|
| partitive
|
persua
|
persuja
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| inessive
|
persussa
|
persuissa
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| elative
|
persusta
|
persuista
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| illative
|
persuun
|
persuihin
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| adessive
|
persulla
|
persuilla
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| ablative
|
persulta
|
persuilta
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| allative
|
persulle
|
persuille
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| essive
|
persuna
|
persuina
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| translative
|
persuksi
|
persuiksi
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| abessive
|
persutta
|
persuitta
|
| instructive
|
—
|
persuin
|
| comitative
|
See the possessive forms below.
|
| first-person singular possessor
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|
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singular
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plural
|
| nominative
|
persuni
|
persuni
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
persuni
|
persuni
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| gen.
|
persuni
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| genitive
|
persuni
|
persujeni
|
| partitive
|
persuani
|
persujani
|
| inessive
|
persussani
|
persuissani
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| elative
|
persustani
|
persuistani
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| illative
|
persuuni
|
persuihini
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| adessive
|
persullani
|
persuillani
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| ablative
|
persultani
|
persuiltani
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| allative
|
persulleni
|
persuilleni
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| essive
|
persunani
|
persuinani
|
| translative
|
persukseni
|
persuikseni
|
| abessive
|
persuttani
|
persuittani
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
persuineni
|
| second-person singular possessor
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|
|
singular
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plural
|
| nominative
|
persusi
|
persusi
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
persusi
|
persusi
|
| gen.
|
persusi
|
| genitive
|
persusi
|
persujesi
|
| partitive
|
persuasi
|
persujasi
|
| inessive
|
persussasi
|
persuissasi
|
| elative
|
persustasi
|
persuistasi
|
| illative
|
persuusi
|
persuihisi
|
| adessive
|
persullasi
|
persuillasi
|
| ablative
|
persultasi
|
persuiltasi
|
| allative
|
persullesi
|
persuillesi
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| essive
|
persunasi
|
persuinasi
|
| translative
|
persuksesi
|
persuiksesi
|
| abessive
|
persuttasi
|
persuittasi
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
persuinesi
|
| first-person plural possessor
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|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
persumme
|
persumme
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
persumme
|
persumme
|
| gen.
|
persumme
|
| genitive
|
persumme
|
persujemme
|
| partitive
|
persuamme
|
persujamme
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| inessive
|
persussamme
|
persuissamme
|
| elative
|
persustamme
|
persuistamme
|
| illative
|
persuumme
|
persuihimme
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| adessive
|
persullamme
|
persuillamme
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| ablative
|
persultamme
|
persuiltamme
|
| allative
|
persullemme
|
persuillemme
|
| essive
|
persunamme
|
persuinamme
|
| translative
|
persuksemme
|
persuiksemme
|
| abessive
|
persuttamme
|
persuittamme
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
persuinemme
|
| second-person plural possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
persunne
|
persunne
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
persunne
|
persunne
|
| gen.
|
persunne
|
| genitive
|
persunne
|
persujenne
|
| partitive
|
persuanne
|
persujanne
|
| inessive
|
persussanne
|
persuissanne
|
| elative
|
persustanne
|
persuistanne
|
| illative
|
persuunne
|
persuihinne
|
| adessive
|
persullanne
|
persuillanne
|
| ablative
|
persultanne
|
persuiltanne
|
| allative
|
persullenne
|
persuillenne
|
| essive
|
persunanne
|
persuinanne
|
| translative
|
persuksenne
|
persuiksenne
|
| abessive
|
persuttanne
|
persuittanne
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
persuinenne
|
| third-person possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
persunsa
|
persunsa
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
persunsa
|
persunsa
|
| gen.
|
persunsa
|
| genitive
|
persunsa
|
persujensa
|
| partitive
|
persuaan
persuansa
|
persujaan
persujansa
|
| inessive
|
persussaan
persussansa
|
persuissaan
persuissansa
|
| elative
|
persustaan
persustansa
|
persuistaan
persuistansa
|
| illative
|
persuunsa
|
persuihinsa
|
| adessive
|
persullaan
persullansa
|
persuillaan
persuillansa
|
| ablative
|
persultaan
persultansa
|
persuiltaan
persuiltansa
|
| allative
|
persulleen
persullensa
|
persuilleen
persuillensa
|
| essive
|
persunaan
persunansa
|
persuinaan
persuinansa
|
| translative
|
persukseen
persuksensa
|
persuikseen
persuiksensa
|
| abessive
|
persuttaan
persuttansa
|
persuittaan
persuittansa
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
persuineen
persuinensa
|
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