visu

See also: višu and вису

Finnish

Etymology

Possibly visa +‎ -u or alternatively from Swedish viss.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋisu/, [ˈʋis̠u]
• Rhymes: -isu
• Syllabification^(key): vi‧su

Adjective

visu (comparative visumpi, superlative visuin) (colloquial, dialectal)

1. careful, precise
2. cheap, parsimonious

Declension

Inflection of visu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		visu	visut
genitive		visun	visujen
partitive		visua	visuja
illative		visuun	visuihin
		singular	plural
nominative		visu	visut
accusative	nom.	visu	visut
	gen.	visun
genitive		visun	visujen
partitive		visua	visuja
inessive		visussa	visuissa
elative		visusta	visuista
illative		visuun	visuihin
adessive		visulla	visuilla
ablative		visulta	visuilta
allative		visulle	visuille
essive		visuna	visuina
translative		visuksi	visuiksi
abessive		visutta	visuitta
instructive		—	visuin
comitative		—	visuine

Possessive forms of visu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.
first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative visuni visuni accusative nom. visuni visuni gen. visuni genitive visuni visujeni partitive visuani visujani inessive visussani visuissani elative visustani visuistani illative visuuni visuihini adessive visullani visuillani ablative visultani visuiltani allative visulleni visuilleni essive visunani visuinani translative visukseni visuikseni abessive visuttani visuittani instructive — — comitative — visuineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative visusi visusi accusative nom. visusi visusi gen. visusi genitive visusi visujesi partitive visuasi visujasi inessive visussasi visuissasi elative visustasi visuistasi illative visuusi visuihisi adessive visullasi visuillasi ablative visultasi visuiltasi allative visullesi visuillesi essive visunasi visuinasi translative visuksesi visuiksesi abessive visuttasi visuittasi instructive — — comitative — visuinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative visumme visumme accusative nom. visumme visumme gen. visumme genitive visumme visujemme partitive visuamme visujamme inessive visussamme visuissamme elative visustamme visuistamme illative visuumme visuihimme adessive visullamme visuillamme ablative visultamme visuiltamme allative visullemme visuillemme essive visunamme visuinamme translative visuksemme visuiksemme abessive visuttamme visuittamme instructive — — comitative — visuinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative visunne visunne accusative nom. visunne visunne gen. visunne genitive visunne visujenne partitive visuanne visujanne inessive visussanne visuissanne elative visustanne visuistanne illative visuunne visuihinne adessive visullanne visuillanne ablative visultanne visuiltanne allative visullenne visuillenne essive visunanne visuinanne translative visuksenne visuiksenne abessive visuttanne visuittanne instructive — — comitative — visuinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative visunsa visunsa accusative nom. visunsa visunsa gen. visunsa genitive visunsa visujensa partitive visuaan visuansa visujaan visujansa inessive visussaan visussansa visuissaan visuissansa elative visustaan visustansa visuistaan visuistansa illative visuunsa visuihinsa adessive visullaan visullansa visuillaan visuillansa ablative visultaan visultansa visuiltaan visuiltansa allative visulleen visullensa visuilleen visuillensa essive visunaan visunansa visuinaan visuinansa translative visukseen visuksensa visuikseen visuiksensa abessive visuttaan visuttansa visuittaan visuittansa instructive — — comitative — visuineen visuinensa

Synonyms

(parsimonious): nuuka, pihi, kitsas, säästäväinen

Derived terms

• visusti

Further reading

• “visu”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-04

Anagrams

• Suvi, sivu, sivu-, suvi

Latin

Noun

vīsū

1. ablative singular of vīsus

Verb

vīsū

1. ablative supine of videō

Latvian

Adjective

visu

1. inflection of viss:
   1. accusative/instrumental singular masculine/feminine
   2. genitive plural masculine/feminine

Pronoun

visu

1. inflection of viss:
   1. accusative/instrumental singular masculine/feminine
   2. genitive plural masculine/feminine

Swahili

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

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Noun

visu

1. plural of kisu