essu
Finnish
Etymology
Clipping of esiliina + -u; sense 2 by association from ekstaasi
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈesːu/, [ˈe̞s̠ːu]
- Rhymes: -esːu
- Syllabification(key): es‧su
Noun
essu
- (colloquial) apron
- (slang) ecstasy (drug)
Declension
| Inflection of essu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | essu | essut | |
| genitive | essun | essujen | |
| partitive | essua | essuja | |
| illative | essuun | essuihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | essu | essut | |
| accusative | nom. | essu | essut |
| gen. | essun | ||
| genitive | essun | essujen | |
| partitive | essua | essuja | |
| inessive | essussa | essuissa | |
| elative | essusta | essuista | |
| illative | essuun | essuihin | |
| adessive | essulla | essuilla | |
| ablative | essulta | essuilta | |
| allative | essulle | essuille | |
| essive | essuna | essuina | |
| translative | essuksi | essuiksi | |
| instructive | — | essuin | |
| abessive | essutta | essuitta | |
| comitative | — | essuineen | |
| Possessive forms of essu (type valo) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | essuni | essumme |
| 2nd person | essusi | essunne |
| 3rd person | essunsa | |
Synonyms
- (apron): esiliina
- (ecstasy): ekstaasi
Middle English
Noun
essu
- Alternative form of issue
Verb
essu
- Alternative form of issuen