# kessu
## Finnish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkesːu/, [ˈk̟e̞s̠ːu]
* Rhymes: -esːu
* Hyphenation: kes‧su

### Etymology 1

Unknown. Possibly related to dialectal kessu (“something of poor quality; wretch, poor thing”), which may itself be related to kesseli.

#### Noun

kessu
* Homemade/homegrown smoking tobacco (often of low quality) produced from Nicotiana rustica, a species of the tobacco plant.
    Synonyms: palturi, palturitupakka
* (colloquial) cigarette
    Synonyms: savuke, tupakka

##### Declension

Possessive forms of kessu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kessuni
kessuni
accusative
nom.
kessuni
kessuni
gen.
kessuni
genitive
kessuni
kessujeni
partitive
kessuani
kessujani
inessive
kessussani
kessuissani
elative
kessustani
kessuistani
illative
kessuuni
kessuihini
adessive
kessullani
kessuillani
ablative
kessultani
kessuiltani
allative
kessulleni
kessuilleni
essive
kessunani
kessuinani
translative
kessukseni
kessuikseni
abessive
kessuttani
kessuittani
instructive
comitative
—kessuineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kessusi
kessusi
accusative
nom.
kessusi
kessusi
gen.
kessusi
genitive
kessusi
kessujesi
partitive
kessuasi
kessujasi
inessive
kessussasi
kessuissasi
elative
kessustasi
kessuistasi
illative
kessuusi
kessuihisi
adessive
kessullasi
kessuillasi
ablative
kessultasi
kessuiltasi
allative
kessullesi
kessuillesi
essive
kessunasi
kessuinasi
translative
kessuksesi
kessuiksesi
abessive
kessuttasi
kessuittasi
instructive
comitative
—kessuinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kessumme
kessumme
accusative
nom.
kessumme
kessumme
gen.
kessumme
genitive
kessumme
kessujemme
partitive
kessuamme
kessujamme
inessive
kessussamme
kessuissamme
elative
kessustamme
kessuistamme
illative
kessuumme
kessuihimme
adessive
kessullamme
kessuillamme
ablative
kessultamme
kessuiltamme
allative
kessullemme
kessuillemme
essive
kessunamme
kessuinamme
translative
kessuksemme
kessuiksemme
abessive
kessuttamme
kessuittamme
instructive
comitative
—kessuinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kessunne
kessunne
accusative
nom.
kessunne
kessunne
gen.
kessunne
genitive
kessunne
kessujenne
partitive
kessuanne
kessujanne
inessive
kessussanne
kessuissanne
elative
kessustanne
kessuistanne
illative
kessuunne
kessuihinne
adessive
kessullanne
kessuillanne
ablative
kessultanne
kessuiltanne
allative
kessullenne
kessuillenne
essive
kessunanne
kessuinanne
translative
kessuksenne
kessuiksenne
abessive
kessuttanne
kessuittanne
instructive
comitative
—kessuinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kessunsa
kessunsa
accusative
nom.
kessunsa
kessunsa
gen.
kessunsa
genitive
kessunsa
kessujensa
partitive
kessuaan kessuansa
kessujaan kessujansa
inessive
kessussaan kessussansa
kessuissaan kessuissansa
elative
kessustaan kessustansa
kessuistaan kessuistansa
illative
kessuunsa
kessuihinsa
adessive
kessullaan kessullansa
kessuillaan kessuillansa
ablative
kessultaan kessultansa
kessuiltaan kessuiltansa
allative
kessulleen kessullensa
kessuilleen kessuillensa
essive
kessunaan kessunansa
kessuinaan kessuinansa
translative
kessukseen kessuksensa
kessuikseen kessuiksensa
abessive
kessuttaan kessuttansa
kessuittaan kessuittansa
instructive
comitative
—kessuineen kessuinensa :

##### Derived terms

* kessutella
* kessuttaa

#### Further reading

* “1. kessu”, 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 2023-07-01

### Etymology 2

Clipping of kersantti +‎ -u, also influenced by kessu (etymology 1).

#### Noun

kessu
* (military slang) sarge (sergeant)
    Synonym: kersantti

##### Declension

Possessive forms of kessu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kessuni
kessuni
accusative
nom.
kessuni
kessuni
gen.
kessuni
genitive
kessuni
kessujeni
partitive
kessuani
kessujani
inessive
kessussani
kessuissani
elative
kessustani
kessuistani
illative
kessuuni
kessuihini
adessive
kessullani
kessuillani
ablative
kessultani
kessuiltani
allative
kessulleni
kessuilleni
essive
kessunani
kessuinani
translative
kessukseni
kessuikseni
abessive
kessuttani
kessuittani
instructive
comitative
—kessuineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kessusi
kessusi
accusative
nom.
kessusi
kessusi
gen.
kessusi
genitive
kessusi
kessujesi
partitive
kessuasi
kessujasi
inessive
kessussasi
kessuissasi
elative
kessustasi
kessuistasi
illative
kessuusi
kessuihisi
adessive
kessullasi
kessuillasi
ablative
kessultasi
kessuiltasi
allative
kessullesi
kessuillesi
essive
kessunasi
kessuinasi
translative
kessuksesi
kessuiksesi
abessive
kessuttasi
kessuittasi
instructive
comitative
—kessuinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kessumme
kessumme
accusative
nom.
kessumme
kessumme
gen.
kessumme
genitive
kessumme
kessujemme
partitive
kessuamme
kessujamme
inessive
kessussamme
kessuissamme
elative
kessustamme
kessuistamme
illative
kessuumme
kessuihimme
adessive
kessullamme
kessuillamme
ablative
kessultamme
kessuiltamme
allative
kessullemme
kessuillemme
essive
kessunamme
kessuinamme
translative
kessuksemme
kessuiksemme
abessive
kessuttamme
kessuittamme
instructive
comitative
—kessuinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kessunne
kessunne
accusative
nom.
kessunne
kessunne
gen.
kessunne
genitive
kessunne
kessujenne
partitive
kessuanne
kessujanne
inessive
kessussanne
kessuissanne
elative
kessustanne
kessuistanne
illative
kessuunne
kessuihinne
adessive
kessullanne
kessuillanne
ablative
kessultanne
kessuiltanne
allative
kessullenne
kessuillenne
essive
kessunanne
kessuinanne
translative
kessuksenne
kessuiksenne
abessive
kessuttanne
kessuittanne
instructive
comitative
—kessuinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kessunsa
kessunsa
accusative
nom.
kessunsa
kessunsa
gen.
kessunsa
genitive
kessunsa
kessujensa
partitive
kessuaan kessuansa
kessujaan kessujansa
inessive
kessussaan kessussansa
kessuissaan kessuissansa
elative
kessustaan kessustansa
kessuistaan kessuistansa
illative
kessuunsa
kessuihinsa
adessive
kessullaan kessullansa
kessuillaan kessuillansa
ablative
kessultaan kessultansa
kessuiltaan kessuiltansa
allative
kessulleen kessullensa
kessuilleen kessuillensa
essive
kessunaan kessunansa
kessuinaan kessuinansa
translative
kessukseen kessuksensa
kessuikseen kessuiksensa
abessive
kessuttaan kessuttansa
kessuittaan kessuittansa
instructive
comitative
—kessuineen kessuinensa :

##### Derived terms

* alikessu
* ylikessu

#### Further reading

* “2. kessu”, 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 2023-07-01

### Anagrams

* kusse