pressu

Finnish

Etymology

Probably from Swedish presenning (“tarpaulin”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpresːu/, [ˈpre̞s̠ːu]
• Rhymes: -esːu
• Syllabification^(key): pres‧su
• Hyphenation^(key): pres‧su

Noun

pressu

1. tarpaulin (a heavy, waterproof sheet of material)

Declension

Inflection of pressu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		pressu	pressut
genitive		pressun	pressujen
partitive		pressua	pressuja
illative		pressuun	pressuihin
		singular	plural
nominative		pressu	pressut
accusative	nom.	pressu	pressut
	gen.	pressun
genitive		pressun	pressujen
partitive		pressua	pressuja
inessive		pressussa	pressuissa
elative		pressusta	pressuista
illative		pressuun	pressuihin
adessive		pressulla	pressuilla
ablative		pressulta	pressuilta
allative		pressulle	pressuille
essive		pressuna	pressuina
translative		pressuksi	pressuiksi
abessive		pressutta	pressuitta
instructive		—	pressuin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

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

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative pressuni pressuni accusative nom. pressuni pressuni gen. pressuni genitive pressuni pressujeni partitive pressuani pressujani inessive pressussani pressuissani elative pressustani pressuistani illative pressuuni pressuihini adessive pressullani pressuillani ablative pressultani pressuiltani allative pressulleni pressuilleni essive pressunani pressuinani translative pressukseni pressuikseni abessive pressuttani pressuittani instructive — — comitative — pressuineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative pressusi pressusi accusative nom. pressusi pressusi gen. pressusi genitive pressusi pressujesi partitive pressuasi pressujasi inessive pressussasi pressuissasi elative pressustasi pressuistasi illative pressuusi pressuihisi adessive pressullasi pressuillasi ablative pressultasi pressuiltasi allative pressullesi pressuillesi essive pressunasi pressuinasi translative pressuksesi pressuiksesi abessive pressuttasi pressuittasi instructive — — comitative — pressuinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative pressumme pressumme accusative nom. pressumme pressumme gen. pressumme genitive pressumme pressujemme partitive pressuamme pressujamme inessive pressussamme pressuissamme elative pressustamme pressuistamme illative pressuumme pressuihimme adessive pressullamme pressuillamme ablative pressultamme pressuiltamme allative pressullemme pressuillemme essive pressunamme pressuinamme translative pressuksemme pressuiksemme abessive pressuttamme pressuittamme instructive — — comitative — pressuinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative pressunne pressunne accusative nom. pressunne pressunne gen. pressunne genitive pressunne pressujenne partitive pressuanne pressujanne inessive pressussanne pressuissanne elative pressustanne pressuistanne illative pressuunne pressuihinne adessive pressullanne pressuillanne ablative pressultanne pressuiltanne allative pressullenne pressuillenne essive pressunanne pressuinanne translative pressuksenne pressuiksenne abessive pressuttanne pressuittanne instructive — — comitative — pressuinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative pressunsa pressunsa accusative nom. pressunsa pressunsa gen. pressunsa genitive pressunsa pressujensa partitive pressuaan pressuansa pressujaan pressujansa inessive pressussaan pressussansa pressuissaan pressuissansa elative pressustaan pressustansa pressuistaan pressuistansa illative pressuunsa pressuihinsa adessive pressullaan pressullansa pressuillaan pressuillansa ablative pressultaan pressultansa pressuiltaan pressuiltansa allative pressulleen pressullensa pressuilleen pressuillensa essive pressunaan pressunansa pressuinaan pressuinansa translative pressukseen pressuksensa pressuikseen pressuiksensa abessive pressuttaan pressuttansa pressuittaan pressuittansa instructive — — comitative — pressuineen pressuinensa

Further reading

• “pressu”, 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

• persus