norsu
Finnish
Etymology
Originally synonym of mursu (“walrus”) [1], which is a loan from Northern Sami morša (“walrus”). Centuries ago, elephant was known in Finland only from stories for being a big, thick-skinned animal with handsome tusks, hence the initial confusion. The meanings differentiated around 18th century.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnorsu/, [ˈno̞rs̠u]
Declension
| Inflection of norsu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | norsu | norsut | |
| genitive | norsun | norsujen | |
| partitive | norsua | norsuja | |
| illative | norsuun | norsuihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | norsu | norsut | |
| accusative | nom. | norsu | norsut |
| gen. | norsun | ||
| genitive | norsun | norsujen | |
| partitive | norsua | norsuja | |
| inessive | norsussa | norsuissa | |
| elative | norsusta | norsuista | |
| illative | norsuun | norsuihin | |
| adessive | norsulla | norsuilla | |
| ablative | norsulta | norsuilta | |
| allative | norsulle | norsuille | |
| essive | norsuna | norsuina | |
| translative | norsuksi | norsuiksi | |
| instructive | — | norsuin | |
| abessive | norsutta | norsuitta | |
| comitative | — | norsuineen | |
Synonyms
Derived terms
- kuin norsu posliinikaupassa
- norsunluu
- norsun muisti
References
- Kaisa Häkkinen: "Mursun ja norsun jäljillä", Virittäjä 4/2007 pp. 482–500
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