Finnish
Etymology
Possibly a variant of kärsä (“snout”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkirsu/, [ˈk̟irs̠u]
- Rhymes: -irsu
- Syllabification(key): kir‧su
- Hyphenation(key): kir‧su
Noun
kirsu
- (anatomy) nose leather, rhinarium (usually black or brown region around the nostrils of some mammals, primarily of canines, but also of felines)
Terveen koiran kirsu on kostea.- The nose leather of a healthy dog is moist.
- (dialectal) A nose of a seal.
Usage notes
- The rhinarium of mammals is usually called nenä (“nose”). Also dog's rhinarium is often colloquially referred to as nenä.
Declension
| Inflection of kirsu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
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| nominative
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kirsu
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kirsut
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| genitive
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kirsun
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kirsujen
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| partitive
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kirsua
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kirsuja
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| illative
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kirsuun
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kirsuihin
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|
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singular
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plural
|
| nominative
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kirsu
|
kirsut
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| accusative
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nom.
|
kirsu
|
kirsut
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| gen.
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kirsun
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| genitive
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kirsun
|
kirsujen
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| partitive
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kirsua
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kirsuja
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| inessive
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kirsussa
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kirsuissa
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| elative
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kirsusta
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kirsuista
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| illative
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kirsuun
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kirsuihin
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| adessive
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kirsulla
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kirsuilla
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| ablative
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kirsulta
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kirsuilta
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| allative
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kirsulle
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kirsuille
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| essive
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kirsuna
|
kirsuina
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| translative
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kirsuksi
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kirsuiksi
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| abessive
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kirsutta
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kirsuitta
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| instructive
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—
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kirsuin
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| comitative
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See the possessive forms below.
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| first-person singular possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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kirsuni
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kirsuni
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| accusative
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nom.
|
kirsuni
|
kirsuni
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| gen.
|
kirsuni
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| genitive
|
kirsuni
|
kirsujeni
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| partitive
|
kirsuani
|
kirsujani
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| inessive
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kirsussani
|
kirsuissani
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| elative
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kirsustani
|
kirsuistani
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| illative
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kirsuuni
|
kirsuihini
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| adessive
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kirsullani
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kirsuillani
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| ablative
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kirsultani
|
kirsuiltani
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| allative
|
kirsulleni
|
kirsuilleni
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| essive
|
kirsunani
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kirsuinani
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| translative
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kirsukseni
|
kirsuikseni
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| abessive
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kirsuttani
|
kirsuittani
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| instructive
|
—
|
—
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| comitative
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— |
kirsuineni
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| second-person singular possessor
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|
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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kirsusi
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kirsusi
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| accusative
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nom.
|
kirsusi
|
kirsusi
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| gen.
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kirsusi
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| genitive
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kirsusi
|
kirsujesi
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| partitive
|
kirsuasi
|
kirsujasi
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| inessive
|
kirsussasi
|
kirsuissasi
|
| elative
|
kirsustasi
|
kirsuistasi
|
| illative
|
kirsuusi
|
kirsuihisi
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| adessive
|
kirsullasi
|
kirsuillasi
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| ablative
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kirsultasi
|
kirsuiltasi
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| allative
|
kirsullesi
|
kirsuillesi
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| essive
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kirsunasi
|
kirsuinasi
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| translative
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kirsuksesi
|
kirsuiksesi
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| abessive
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kirsuttasi
|
kirsuittasi
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
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| comitative
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— |
kirsuinesi
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| first-person plural possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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kirsumme
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kirsumme
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
kirsumme
|
kirsumme
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| gen.
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kirsumme
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| genitive
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kirsumme
|
kirsujemme
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| partitive
|
kirsuamme
|
kirsujamme
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| inessive
|
kirsussamme
|
kirsuissamme
|
| elative
|
kirsustamme
|
kirsuistamme
|
| illative
|
kirsuumme
|
kirsuihimme
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| adessive
|
kirsullamme
|
kirsuillamme
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| ablative
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kirsultamme
|
kirsuiltamme
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| allative
|
kirsullemme
|
kirsuillemme
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| essive
|
kirsunamme
|
kirsuinamme
|
| translative
|
kirsuksemme
|
kirsuiksemme
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| abessive
|
kirsuttamme
|
kirsuittamme
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
kirsuinemme
|
| second-person plural possessor
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|
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singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
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kirsunne
|
kirsunne
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
kirsunne
|
kirsunne
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| gen.
|
kirsunne
|
| genitive
|
kirsunne
|
kirsujenne
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| partitive
|
kirsuanne
|
kirsujanne
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| inessive
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kirsussanne
|
kirsuissanne
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| elative
|
kirsustanne
|
kirsuistanne
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| illative
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kirsuunne
|
kirsuihinne
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| adessive
|
kirsullanne
|
kirsuillanne
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| ablative
|
kirsultanne
|
kirsuiltanne
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| allative
|
kirsullenne
|
kirsuillenne
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| essive
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kirsunanne
|
kirsuinanne
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| translative
|
kirsuksenne
|
kirsuiksenne
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| abessive
|
kirsuttanne
|
kirsuittanne
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
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| comitative
|
— |
kirsuinenne
|
| third-person possessor
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|
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singular
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plural
|
| nominative
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kirsunsa
|
kirsunsa
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
kirsunsa
|
kirsunsa
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| gen.
|
kirsunsa
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| genitive
|
kirsunsa
|
kirsujensa
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| partitive
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kirsuaan
kirsuansa
|
kirsujaan
kirsujansa
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| inessive
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kirsussaan
kirsussansa
|
kirsuissaan
kirsuissansa
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| elative
|
kirsustaan
kirsustansa
|
kirsuistaan
kirsuistansa
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| illative
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kirsuunsa
|
kirsuihinsa
|
| adessive
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kirsullaan
kirsullansa
|
kirsuillaan
kirsuillansa
|
| ablative
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kirsultaan
kirsultansa
|
kirsuiltaan
kirsuiltansa
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| allative
|
kirsulleen
kirsullensa
|
kirsuilleen
kirsuillensa
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| essive
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kirsunaan
kirsunansa
|
kirsuinaan
kirsuinansa
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| translative
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kirsukseen
kirsuksensa
|
kirsuikseen
kirsuiksensa
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| abessive
|
kirsuttaan
kirsuttansa
|
kirsuittaan
kirsuittansa
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
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| comitative
|
— |
kirsuineen
kirsuinensa
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