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mosuri

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Finnish

Etymology

Probably mosa + -uri.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmosuri/, [ˈmo̞s̠uri]
  • Rhymes: -osuri
  • Syllabification(key): mo‧su‧ri
  • Hyphenation(key): mo‧su‧ri

Noun

mosuri (dated)

  1. (military slang) synonym of monni (private; infantry man)
    • 1938, Taistelija, number 5, Suojeluskuntain yleisesikunta [General Staff of the Civil Guard]:
      Eipä nuo tavalliset mosurit ilman meitä raskaampiaseisia auttajiansa tulisikaan toimeen nykyaikaisessa taistelussa, joshan emme mekään yksinämme mitään mainittavampaa aikaan saisi.
      Those ordinary infantry men could not hold their own in modern combat without us, their more heavily-armed aids, though we could not do anything worth writing home about on our own either.

Declension

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