kessu

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkesːu/, [ˈk̟e̞s̠ːu]
• Rhymes: -esːu
• Syllabification^(key): kes‧su
• Hyphenation^(key): kes‧su

Etymology 1

Unknown. Possibly related to dialectal kessu (“something of poor quality; wretch, poor thing”), which may itself be related to kesseli.

Noun

kessu

1. Homemade/homegrown smoking tobacco (often of low quality) produced from Nicotiana rustica, a species of the tobacco plant.

   Synonyms: palturi, palturitupakka

2. (colloquial) cigarette

   Synonyms: savuke, tupakka

Declension

Inflection of kessu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		kessu	kessut
genitive		kessun	kessujen
partitive		kessua	kessuja
illative		kessuun	kessuihin
		singular	plural
nominative		kessu	kessut
accusative	nom.	kessu	kessut
	gen.	kessun
genitive		kessun	kessujen
partitive		kessua	kessuja
inessive		kessussa	kessuissa
elative		kessusta	kessuista
illative		kessuun	kessuihin
adessive		kessulla	kessuilla
ablative		kessulta	kessuilta
allative		kessulle	kessuille
essive		kessuna	kessuina
translative		kessuksi	kessuiksi
abessive		kessutta	kessuitta
instructive		—	kessuin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

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

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kessuni kessuni accusative nom. kessuni kessuni gen. kessuni genitive kessuni kessujeni partitive kessuani kessujani inessive kessussani kessuissani elative kessustani kessuistani illative kessuuni kessuihini adessive kessullani kessuillani ablative kessultani kessuiltani allative kessulleni kessuilleni essive kessunani kessuinani translative kessukseni kessuikseni abessive kessuttani kessuittani instructive — — comitative — kessuineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kessusi kessusi accusative nom. kessusi kessusi gen. kessusi genitive kessusi kessujesi partitive kessuasi kessujasi inessive kessussasi kessuissasi elative kessustasi kessuistasi illative kessuusi kessuihisi adessive kessullasi kessuillasi ablative kessultasi kessuiltasi allative kessullesi kessuillesi essive kessunasi kessuinasi translative kessuksesi kessuiksesi abessive kessuttasi kessuittasi instructive — — comitative — kessuinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kessumme kessumme accusative nom. kessumme kessumme gen. kessumme genitive kessumme kessujemme partitive kessuamme kessujamme inessive kessussamme kessuissamme elative kessustamme kessuistamme illative kessuumme kessuihimme adessive kessullamme kessuillamme ablative kessultamme kessuiltamme allative kessullemme kessuillemme essive kessunamme kessuinamme translative kessuksemme kessuiksemme abessive kessuttamme kessuittamme instructive — — comitative — kessuinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kessunne kessunne accusative nom. kessunne kessunne gen. kessunne genitive kessunne kessujenne partitive kessuanne kessujanne inessive kessussanne kessuissanne elative kessustanne kessuistanne illative kessuunne kessuihinne adessive kessullanne kessuillanne ablative kessultanne kessuiltanne allative kessullenne kessuillenne essive kessunanne kessuinanne translative kessuksenne kessuiksenne abessive kessuttanne kessuittanne instructive — — comitative — kessuinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative kessunsa kessunsa accusative nom. kessunsa kessunsa gen. kessunsa genitive kessunsa kessujensa partitive kessuaan kessuansa kessujaan kessujansa inessive kessussaan kessussansa kessuissaan kessuissansa elative kessustaan kessustansa kessuistaan kessuistansa illative kessuunsa kessuihinsa adessive kessullaan kessullansa kessuillaan kessuillansa ablative kessultaan kessultansa kessuiltaan kessuiltansa allative kessulleen kessullensa kessuilleen kessuillensa essive kessunaan kessunansa kessuinaan kessuinansa translative kessukseen kessuksensa kessuikseen kessuiksensa abessive kessuttaan kessuttansa kessuittaan kessuittansa instructive — — comitative — kessuineen kessuinensa

Derived terms

• kessutella
• kessuttaa

Further reading

• “1. kessu”, 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 1 July 2023

Etymology 2

Clipping of kersantti +‎ -u, also influenced by kessu (etymology 1).

Noun

kessu

1. (military slang) sarge (sergeant)

   Synonym: kersantti

Declension

Inflection of kessu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		kessu	kessut
genitive		kessun	kessujen
partitive		kessua	kessuja
illative		kessuun	kessuihin
		singular	plural
nominative		kessu	kessut
accusative	nom.	kessu	kessut
	gen.	kessun
genitive		kessun	kessujen
partitive		kessua	kessuja
inessive		kessussa	kessuissa
elative		kessusta	kessuista
illative		kessuun	kessuihin
adessive		kessulla	kessuilla
ablative		kessulta	kessuilta
allative		kessulle	kessuille
essive		kessuna	kessuina
translative		kessuksi	kessuiksi
abessive		kessutta	kessuitta
instructive		—	kessuin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

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

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kessuni kessuni accusative nom. kessuni kessuni gen. kessuni genitive kessuni kessujeni partitive kessuani kessujani inessive kessussani kessuissani elative kessustani kessuistani illative kessuuni kessuihini adessive kessullani kessuillani ablative kessultani kessuiltani allative kessulleni kessuilleni essive kessunani kessuinani translative kessukseni kessuikseni abessive kessuttani kessuittani instructive — — comitative — kessuineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kessusi kessusi accusative nom. kessusi kessusi gen. kessusi genitive kessusi kessujesi partitive kessuasi kessujasi inessive kessussasi kessuissasi elative kessustasi kessuistasi illative kessuusi kessuihisi adessive kessullasi kessuillasi ablative kessultasi kessuiltasi allative kessullesi kessuillesi essive kessunasi kessuinasi translative kessuksesi kessuiksesi abessive kessuttasi kessuittasi instructive — — comitative — kessuinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kessumme kessumme accusative nom. kessumme kessumme gen. kessumme genitive kessumme kessujemme partitive kessuamme kessujamme inessive kessussamme kessuissamme elative kessustamme kessuistamme illative kessuumme kessuihimme adessive kessullamme kessuillamme ablative kessultamme kessuiltamme allative kessullemme kessuillemme essive kessunamme kessuinamme translative kessuksemme kessuiksemme abessive kessuttamme kessuittamme instructive — — comitative — kessuinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kessunne kessunne accusative nom. kessunne kessunne gen. kessunne genitive kessunne kessujenne partitive kessuanne kessujanne inessive kessussanne kessuissanne elative kessustanne kessuistanne illative kessuunne kessuihinne adessive kessullanne kessuillanne ablative kessultanne kessuiltanne allative kessullenne kessuillenne essive kessunanne kessuinanne translative kessuksenne kessuiksenne abessive kessuttanne kessuittanne instructive — — comitative — kessuinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative kessunsa kessunsa accusative nom. kessunsa kessunsa gen. kessunsa genitive kessunsa kessujensa partitive kessuaan kessuansa kessujaan kessujansa inessive kessussaan kessussansa kessuissaan kessuissansa elative kessustaan kessustansa kessuistaan kessuistansa illative kessuunsa kessuihinsa adessive kessullaan kessullansa kessuillaan kessuillansa ablative kessultaan kessultansa kessuiltaan kessuiltansa allative kessulleen kessullensa kessuilleen kessuillensa essive kessunaan kessunansa kessuinaan kessuinansa translative kessukseen kessuksensa kessuikseen kessuiksensa abessive kessuttaan kessuttansa kessuittaan kessuittansa instructive — — comitative — kessuineen kessuinensa

Derived terms

compounds

• alikessu
• ylikessu

Further reading

• “2. kessu”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 1 July 2023

Anagrams

• kusse