Finnish
Etymology
Borrowed from Old East Slavic *вьрзъ (*vĭrzŭ).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʋirsu/, [ˈʋirs̠u]
- Rhymes: -irsu
- Syllabification(key): vir‧su
- Hyphenation(key): vir‧su
Noun
virsu
(usually in the plural)
- birchbark shoe (shoe made by weaving strips of birchbark, used earlier in Scandinavia and elsewhere in the boreal forest zone)
- bast shoe; one of a pair of lapti (similar shoe made of bast, used chiefly in more temperate regions where bast is readily available)
Declension
| Inflection of virsu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
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| nominative
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virsu
|
virsut
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| genitive
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virsun
|
virsujen
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| partitive
|
virsua
|
virsuja
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| illative
|
virsuun
|
virsuihin
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|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
virsu
|
virsut
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
virsu
|
virsut
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| gen.
|
virsun
|
| genitive
|
virsun
|
virsujen
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| partitive
|
virsua
|
virsuja
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| inessive
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virsussa
|
virsuissa
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| elative
|
virsusta
|
virsuista
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| illative
|
virsuun
|
virsuihin
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| adessive
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virsulla
|
virsuilla
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| ablative
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virsulta
|
virsuilta
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| allative
|
virsulle
|
virsuille
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| essive
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virsuna
|
virsuina
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| translative
|
virsuksi
|
virsuiksi
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| abessive
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virsutta
|
virsuitta
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| instructive
|
—
|
virsuin
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| comitative
|
See the possessive forms below.
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| first-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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virsuni
|
virsuni
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
virsuni
|
virsuni
|
| gen.
|
virsuni
|
| genitive
|
virsuni
|
virsujeni
|
| partitive
|
virsuani
|
virsujani
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| inessive
|
virsussani
|
virsuissani
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| elative
|
virsustani
|
virsuistani
|
| illative
|
virsuuni
|
virsuihini
|
| adessive
|
virsullani
|
virsuillani
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| ablative
|
virsultani
|
virsuiltani
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| allative
|
virsulleni
|
virsuilleni
|
| essive
|
virsunani
|
virsuinani
|
| translative
|
virsukseni
|
virsuikseni
|
| abessive
|
virsuttani
|
virsuittani
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
virsuineni
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| second-person singular possessor
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|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
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virsusi
|
virsusi
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
virsusi
|
virsusi
|
| gen.
|
virsusi
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| genitive
|
virsusi
|
virsujesi
|
| partitive
|
virsuasi
|
virsujasi
|
| inessive
|
virsussasi
|
virsuissasi
|
| elative
|
virsustasi
|
virsuistasi
|
| illative
|
virsuusi
|
virsuihisi
|
| adessive
|
virsullasi
|
virsuillasi
|
| ablative
|
virsultasi
|
virsuiltasi
|
| allative
|
virsullesi
|
virsuillesi
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| essive
|
virsunasi
|
virsuinasi
|
| translative
|
virsuksesi
|
virsuiksesi
|
| abessive
|
virsuttasi
|
virsuittasi
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
virsuinesi
|
| first-person plural possessor
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|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
virsumme
|
virsumme
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
virsumme
|
virsumme
|
| gen.
|
virsumme
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| genitive
|
virsumme
|
virsujemme
|
| partitive
|
virsuamme
|
virsujamme
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| inessive
|
virsussamme
|
virsuissamme
|
| elative
|
virsustamme
|
virsuistamme
|
| illative
|
virsuumme
|
virsuihimme
|
| adessive
|
virsullamme
|
virsuillamme
|
| ablative
|
virsultamme
|
virsuiltamme
|
| allative
|
virsullemme
|
virsuillemme
|
| essive
|
virsunamme
|
virsuinamme
|
| translative
|
virsuksemme
|
virsuiksemme
|
| abessive
|
virsuttamme
|
virsuittamme
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
virsuinemme
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| second-person plural possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
virsunne
|
virsunne
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
virsunne
|
virsunne
|
| gen.
|
virsunne
|
| genitive
|
virsunne
|
virsujenne
|
| partitive
|
virsuanne
|
virsujanne
|
| inessive
|
virsussanne
|
virsuissanne
|
| elative
|
virsustanne
|
virsuistanne
|
| illative
|
virsuunne
|
virsuihinne
|
| adessive
|
virsullanne
|
virsuillanne
|
| ablative
|
virsultanne
|
virsuiltanne
|
| allative
|
virsullenne
|
virsuillenne
|
| essive
|
virsunanne
|
virsuinanne
|
| translative
|
virsuksenne
|
virsuiksenne
|
| abessive
|
virsuttanne
|
virsuittanne
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
virsuinenne
|
| third-person possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
virsunsa
|
virsunsa
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
virsunsa
|
virsunsa
|
| gen.
|
virsunsa
|
| genitive
|
virsunsa
|
virsujensa
|
| partitive
|
virsuaan
virsuansa
|
virsujaan
virsujansa
|
| inessive
|
virsussaan
virsussansa
|
virsuissaan
virsuissansa
|
| elative
|
virsustaan
virsustansa
|
virsuistaan
virsuistansa
|
| illative
|
virsuunsa
|
virsuihinsa
|
| adessive
|
virsullaan
virsullansa
|
virsuillaan
virsuillansa
|
| ablative
|
virsultaan
virsultansa
|
virsuiltaan
virsuiltansa
|
| allative
|
virsulleen
virsullensa
|
virsuilleen
virsuillensa
|
| essive
|
virsunaan
virsunansa
|
virsuinaan
virsuinansa
|
| translative
|
virsukseen
virsuksensa
|
virsuikseen
virsuiksensa
|
| abessive
|
virsuttaan
virsuttansa
|
virsuittaan
virsuittansa
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
virsuineen
virsuinensa
|
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Synonyms
- (birchbark shoe): tuohivirsu
- (bast shoe): niinivirsu
Derived terms
Further reading
Anagrams
Latvian
Noun
virsu f
- inflection of virsa:
- accusative/instrumental singular
- genitive plural
Noun
virsu m
- inflection of virsus:
- accusative/instrumental singular
- genitive plural