Sasu

See also: sasu and säsü

Finnish

Etymology

Originally a diminutive of Aleksanteri (“Alexander”) from the Russian pet form Саша (Saša) and its variants, later also used as a nickname for Sakari (“Zachary”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɑsu/, [ˈs̠ɑ̝s̠u]
• Rhymes: -ɑsu
• Syllabification^(key): Sa‧su
• Hyphenation^(key): Sa‧su

Proper noun

Sasu

1. a male given name

Declension

Inflection of Sasu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		Sasu	Sasut
genitive		Sasun	Sasujen
partitive		Sasua	Sasuja
illative		Sasuun	Sasuihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Sasu	Sasut
accusative	nom.	Sasu	Sasut
	gen.	Sasun
genitive		Sasun	Sasujen
partitive		Sasua	Sasuja
inessive		Sasussa	Sasuissa
elative		Sasusta	Sasuista
illative		Sasuun	Sasuihin
adessive		Sasulla	Sasuilla
ablative		Sasulta	Sasuilta
allative		Sasulle	Sasuille
essive		Sasuna	Sasuina
translative		Sasuksi	Sasuiksi
abessive		Sasutta	Sasuitta
instructive		—	Sasuin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

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

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Sasuni Sasuni accusative nom. Sasuni Sasuni gen. Sasuni genitive Sasuni Sasujeni partitive Sasuani Sasujani inessive Sasussani Sasuissani elative Sasustani Sasuistani illative Sasuuni Sasuihini adessive Sasullani Sasuillani ablative Sasultani Sasuiltani allative Sasulleni Sasuilleni essive Sasunani Sasuinani translative Sasukseni Sasuikseni abessive Sasuttani Sasuittani instructive — — comitative — Sasuineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Sasusi Sasusi accusative nom. Sasusi Sasusi gen. Sasusi genitive Sasusi Sasujesi partitive Sasuasi Sasujasi inessive Sasussasi Sasuissasi elative Sasustasi Sasuistasi illative Sasuusi Sasuihisi adessive Sasullasi Sasuillasi ablative Sasultasi Sasuiltasi allative Sasullesi Sasuillesi essive Sasunasi Sasuinasi translative Sasuksesi Sasuiksesi abessive Sasuttasi Sasuittasi instructive — — comitative — Sasuinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Sasumme Sasumme accusative nom. Sasumme Sasumme gen. Sasumme genitive Sasumme Sasujemme partitive Sasuamme Sasujamme inessive Sasussamme Sasuissamme elative Sasustamme Sasuistamme illative Sasuumme Sasuihimme adessive Sasullamme Sasuillamme ablative Sasultamme Sasuiltamme allative Sasullemme Sasuillemme essive Sasunamme Sasuinamme translative Sasuksemme Sasuiksemme abessive Sasuttamme Sasuittamme instructive — — comitative — Sasuinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Sasunne Sasunne accusative nom. Sasunne Sasunne gen. Sasunne genitive Sasunne Sasujenne partitive Sasuanne Sasujanne inessive Sasussanne Sasuissanne elative Sasustanne Sasuistanne illative Sasuunne Sasuihinne adessive Sasullanne Sasuillanne ablative Sasultanne Sasuiltanne allative Sasullenne Sasuillenne essive Sasunanne Sasuinanne translative Sasuksenne Sasuiksenne abessive Sasuttanne Sasuittanne instructive — — comitative — Sasuinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Sasunsa Sasunsa accusative nom. Sasunsa Sasunsa gen. Sasunsa genitive Sasunsa Sasujensa partitive Sasuaan Sasuansa Sasujaan Sasujansa inessive Sasussaan Sasussansa Sasuissaan Sasuissansa elative Sasustaan Sasustansa Sasuistaan Sasuistansa illative Sasuunsa Sasuihinsa adessive Sasullaan Sasullansa Sasuillaan Sasuillansa ablative Sasultaan Sasultansa Sasuiltaan Sasuiltansa allative Sasulleen Sasullensa Sasuilleen Sasuillensa essive Sasunaan Sasunansa Sasuinaan Sasuinansa translative Sasukseen Sasuksensa Sasuikseen Sasuiksensa abessive Sasuttaan Sasuttansa Sasuittaan Sasuittansa instructive — — comitative — Sasuineen Sasuinensa

Statistics

• Sasu is the 353^rd most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 990 male individuals (and as a middle name to 106 more), and also belongs to 12 female individuals, according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

Anagrams

• ussa

Romanian

Etymology

From sasul, definite form of sas (“Saxon”).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Sasu m

1. a river in Buzău, Romania, tributary to the Buzău
2. a river in Maramureș, Romania, tributary to the Șieu
3. a surname originating as an ethnonym