pursi

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *purci, from earlier *purti, borrowed from Proto-Germanic *burdą.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpursi/, [ˈpurs̠i]
• Rhymes: -ursi
• Syllabification^(key): pur‧si

Noun

pursi

1. sailboat (any small sailing vessel)
2. (poetic) barque (sailing vessel or boat of any kind)

Declension

Inflection of pursi (Kotus type 28*K/kynsi, rt-rr gradation)
nominative		pursi	purret
genitive		purren	pursien
partitive		purtta	pursia
illative		purteen	pursiin
		singular	plural
nominative		pursi	purret
accusative	nom.	pursi	purret
	gen.	purren
genitive		purren	pursien purtten rare
partitive		purtta	pursia
inessive		purressa	pursissa
elative		purresta	pursista
illative		purteen	pursiin
adessive		purrella	pursilla
ablative		purrelta	pursilta
allative		purrelle	pursille
essive		purtena	pursina
translative		purreksi	pursiksi
abessive		purretta	pursitta
instructive		—	pursin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of pursi (Kotus type 28*K/kynsi, rt-rr gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative purteni purteni accusative nom. purteni purteni gen. purteni genitive purteni pursieni purtteni rare partitive purttani pursiani inessive purressani pursissani elative purrestani pursistani illative purteeni pursiini adessive purrellani pursillani ablative purreltani pursiltani allative purrelleni pursilleni essive purtenani pursinani translative purrekseni pursikseni abessive purrettani pursittani instructive — — comitative — pursineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative purtesi purtesi accusative nom. purtesi purtesi gen. purtesi genitive purtesi pursiesi purttesi rare partitive purttasi pursiasi inessive purressasi pursissasi elative purrestasi pursistasi illative purteesi pursiisi adessive purrellasi pursillasi ablative purreltasi pursiltasi allative purrellesi pursillesi essive purtenasi pursinasi translative purreksesi pursiksesi abessive purrettasi pursittasi instructive — — comitative — pursinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative purtemme purtemme accusative nom. purtemme purtemme gen. purtemme genitive purtemme pursiemme purttemme rare partitive purttamme pursiamme inessive purressamme pursissamme elative purrestamme pursistamme illative purteemme pursiimme adessive purrellamme pursillamme ablative purreltamme pursiltamme allative purrellemme pursillemme essive purtenamme pursinamme translative purreksemme pursiksemme abessive purrettamme pursittamme instructive — — comitative — pursinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative purtenne purtenne accusative nom. purtenne purtenne gen. purtenne genitive purtenne pursienne purttenne rare partitive purttanne pursianne inessive purressanne pursissanne elative purrestanne pursistanne illative purteenne pursiinne adessive purrellanne pursillanne ablative purreltanne pursiltanne allative purrellenne pursillenne essive purtenanne pursinanne translative purreksenne pursiksenne abessive purrettanne pursittanne instructive — — comitative — pursinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative purtensa purtensa accusative nom. purtensa purtensa gen. purtensa genitive purtensa pursiensa purttensa rare partitive purttaan purttansa pursiaan pursiansa inessive purressaan purressansa pursissaan pursissansa elative purrestaan purrestansa pursistaan pursistansa illative purteensa pursiinsa adessive purrellaan purrellansa pursillaan pursillansa ablative purreltaan purreltansa pursiltaan pursiltansa allative purrelleen purrellensa pursilleen pursillensa essive purtenaan purtenansa pursinaan pursinansa translative purrekseen purreksensa pursikseen pursiksensa abessive purrettaan purrettansa pursittaan pursittansa instructive — — comitative — pursineen pursinensa

Derived terms

• Pursiainen
• purtilo

 

compounds

• huvipursi
• höyrypursi
• jääpursi
• matkapursi
• pursimies
• pursiseura

 

Further reading

• “pursi”, 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 2023-07-03

Anagrams

• ripsu