persu
Finnish
Etymology
Clipping of perussuomalainen.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpersu/, [ˈpe̞rs̠u]
- Rhymes: -ersu
- Syllabification(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 themselves. This is in large due to its association with word like perse and persaus, which describe hindparts. Nevertheless, the term is not considered vulgar.
Declension
| Inflection of persu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | persu | persut | |
| genitive | persun | persujen | |
| partitive | persua | persuja | |
| illative | persuun | persuihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | persu | persut | |
| accusative | nom. | persu | persut |
| gen. | persun | ||
| genitive | persun | persujen | |
| partitive | persua | persuja | |
| inessive | persussa | persuissa | |
| elative | persusta | persuista | |
| illative | persuun | persuihin | |
| adessive | persulla | persuilla | |
| ablative | persulta | persuilta | |
| allative | persulle | persuille | |
| essive | persuna | persuina | |
| translative | persuksi | persuiksi | |
| instructive | — | persuin | |
| abessive | persutta | persuitta | |
| comitative | — | persuineen | |
| Possessive forms of persu (type valo) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | persuni | persumme |
| 2nd person | persusi | persunne |
| 3rd person | persunsa | |
Anagrams
- perus, perus-, purse, super-