nirso

Finnish

Etymology

Unknown. Possibly related to Livonian niltš, Võro nirkko (“without appetite”), Votic nirkko (“without appetite”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnirso/, [ˈnirs̠o̞]
• Rhymes: -irso
• Syllabification^(key): nir‧so
• Hyphenation^(key): nir‧so

Adjective

nirso (comparative nirsompi, superlative nirsoin)

1. picky, choosy

Declension

Inflection of nirso (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		nirso	nirsot
genitive		nirson	nirsojen
partitive		nirsoa	nirsoja
illative		nirsoon	nirsoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		nirso	nirsot
accusative	nom.	nirso	nirsot
	gen.	nirson
genitive		nirson	nirsojen
partitive		nirsoa	nirsoja
inessive		nirsossa	nirsoissa
elative		nirsosta	nirsoista
illative		nirsoon	nirsoihin
adessive		nirsolla	nirsoilla
ablative		nirsolta	nirsoilta
allative		nirsolle	nirsoille
essive		nirsona	nirsoina
translative		nirsoksi	nirsoiksi
abessive		nirsotta	nirsoitta
instructive		—	nirsoin
comitative		—	nirsoine

Possessive forms of nirso (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.
first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative nirsoni nirsoni accusative nom. nirsoni nirsoni gen. nirsoni genitive nirsoni nirsojeni partitive nirsoani nirsojani inessive nirsossani nirsoissani elative nirsostani nirsoistani illative nirsooni nirsoihini adessive nirsollani nirsoillani ablative nirsoltani nirsoiltani allative nirsolleni nirsoilleni essive nirsonani nirsoinani translative nirsokseni nirsoikseni abessive nirsottani nirsoittani instructive — — comitative — nirsoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative nirsosi nirsosi accusative nom. nirsosi nirsosi gen. nirsosi genitive nirsosi nirsojesi partitive nirsoasi nirsojasi inessive nirsossasi nirsoissasi elative nirsostasi nirsoistasi illative nirsoosi nirsoihisi adessive nirsollasi nirsoillasi ablative nirsoltasi nirsoiltasi allative nirsollesi nirsoillesi essive nirsonasi nirsoinasi translative nirsoksesi nirsoiksesi abessive nirsottasi nirsoittasi instructive — — comitative — nirsoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative nirsomme nirsomme accusative nom. nirsomme nirsomme gen. nirsomme genitive nirsomme nirsojemme partitive nirsoamme nirsojamme inessive nirsossamme nirsoissamme elative nirsostamme nirsoistamme illative nirsoomme nirsoihimme adessive nirsollamme nirsoillamme ablative nirsoltamme nirsoiltamme allative nirsollemme nirsoillemme essive nirsonamme nirsoinamme translative nirsoksemme nirsoiksemme abessive nirsottamme nirsoittamme instructive — — comitative — nirsoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative nirsonne nirsonne accusative nom. nirsonne nirsonne gen. nirsonne genitive nirsonne nirsojenne partitive nirsoanne nirsojanne inessive nirsossanne nirsoissanne elative nirsostanne nirsoistanne illative nirsoonne nirsoihinne adessive nirsollanne nirsoillanne ablative nirsoltanne nirsoiltanne allative nirsollenne nirsoillenne essive nirsonanne nirsoinanne translative nirsoksenne nirsoiksenne abessive nirsottanne nirsoittanne instructive — — comitative — nirsoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative nirsonsa nirsonsa accusative nom. nirsonsa nirsonsa gen. nirsonsa genitive nirsonsa nirsojensa partitive nirsoaan nirsoansa nirsojaan nirsojansa inessive nirsossaan nirsossansa nirsoissaan nirsoissansa elative nirsostaan nirsostansa nirsoistaan nirsoistansa illative nirsoonsa nirsoihinsa adessive nirsollaan nirsollansa nirsoillaan nirsoillansa ablative nirsoltaan nirsoltansa nirsoiltaan nirsoiltansa allative nirsolleen nirsollensa nirsoilleen nirsoillensa essive nirsonaan nirsonansa nirsoinaan nirsoinansa translative nirsokseen nirsoksensa nirsoikseen nirsoiksensa abessive nirsottaan nirsottansa nirsoittaan nirsoittansa instructive — — comitative — nirsoineen nirsoinensa

Synonyms

• vaativa, tarkka, valikoiva; (colloquial, dialectal) kranttu, ronkeli

Derived terms

• nirsoilla
• nirsosti
• nirsous

compounds

• nirsolihas

Further reading

• “nirso”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023

Anagrams

• orsin, rison, siron