# ratsu
## Estonian
### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *raccu.

### Noun

ratsu (genitive ratsu, partitive ratsut)
* riding horse or other animal used for riding
* (chess) knight

#### Synonyms

* hobune

#### See also

Chess pieces in Estonian · malendid (see also: male) (layout · text) :
| kuningas | lipp | vanker | oda | ratsu | ettur |

## Finnish
### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *raccu, from rats- +‎ -u.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈrɑtsu/, [ˈrɑ̝ts̠u]
* Rhymes: -ɑtsu
* Hyphenation: rat‧su

### Noun

ratsu
* mount, steed; riding horse (horse or other animal used for riding)
* (humorous) anything else used for riding
* (chess) knight

#### Declension

Possessive forms of ratsu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
ratsuni
ratsuni
accusative
nom.
ratsuni
ratsuni
gen.
ratsuni
genitive
ratsuni
ratsujeni
partitive
ratsuani
ratsujani
inessive
ratsussani
ratsuissani
elative
ratsustani
ratsuistani
illative
ratsuuni
ratsuihini
adessive
ratsullani
ratsuillani
ablative
ratsultani
ratsuiltani
allative
ratsulleni
ratsuilleni
essive
ratsunani
ratsuinani
translative
ratsukseni
ratsuikseni
abessive
ratsuttani
ratsuittani
instructive
comitative
—ratsuineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
ratsusi
ratsusi
accusative
nom.
ratsusi
ratsusi
gen.
ratsusi
genitive
ratsusi
ratsujesi
partitive
ratsuasi
ratsujasi
inessive
ratsussasi
ratsuissasi
elative
ratsustasi
ratsuistasi
illative
ratsuusi
ratsuihisi
adessive
ratsullasi
ratsuillasi
ablative
ratsultasi
ratsuiltasi
allative
ratsullesi
ratsuillesi
essive
ratsunasi
ratsuinasi
translative
ratsuksesi
ratsuiksesi
abessive
ratsuttasi
ratsuittasi
instructive
comitative
—ratsuinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
ratsumme
ratsumme
accusative
nom.
ratsumme
ratsumme
gen.
ratsumme
genitive
ratsumme
ratsujemme
partitive
ratsuamme
ratsujamme
inessive
ratsussamme
ratsuissamme
elative
ratsustamme
ratsuistamme
illative
ratsuumme
ratsuihimme
adessive
ratsullamme
ratsuillamme
ablative
ratsultamme
ratsuiltamme
allative
ratsullemme
ratsuillemme
essive
ratsunamme
ratsuinamme
translative
ratsuksemme
ratsuiksemme
abessive
ratsuttamme
ratsuittamme
instructive
comitative
—ratsuinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
ratsunne
ratsunne
accusative
nom.
ratsunne
ratsunne
gen.
ratsunne
genitive
ratsunne
ratsujenne
partitive
ratsuanne
ratsujanne
inessive
ratsussanne
ratsuissanne
elative
ratsustanne
ratsuistanne
illative
ratsuunne
ratsuihinne
adessive
ratsullanne
ratsuillanne
ablative
ratsultanne
ratsuiltanne
allative
ratsullenne
ratsuillenne
essive
ratsunanne
ratsuinanne
translative
ratsuksenne
ratsuiksenne
abessive
ratsuttanne
ratsuittanne
instructive
comitative
—ratsuinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
ratsunsa
ratsunsa
accusative
nom.
ratsunsa
ratsunsa
gen.
ratsunsa
genitive
ratsunsa
ratsujensa
partitive
ratsuaan ratsuansa
ratsujaan ratsujansa
inessive
ratsussaan ratsussansa
ratsuissaan ratsuissansa
elative
ratsustaan ratsustansa
ratsuistaan ratsuistansa
illative
ratsuunsa
ratsuihinsa
adessive
ratsullaan ratsullansa
ratsuillaan ratsuillansa
ablative
ratsultaan ratsultansa
ratsuiltaan ratsuiltansa
allative
ratsulleen ratsullensa
ratsuilleen ratsuillensa
essive
ratsunaan ratsunansa
ratsuinaan ratsuinansa
translative
ratsukseen ratsuksensa
ratsuikseen ratsuiksensa
abessive
ratsuttaan ratsuttansa
ratsuittaan ratsuittansa
instructive
comitative
—ratsuineen ratsuinensa :

#### Synonyms

* (riding horse): ratsuhevonen
* (chess): hevonen

#### Derived terms

* ratsue
* ratsukko
* ratsuri
* ratsuttaa
* kaupparatsu
* kilparatsu
* ratsuhevonen
* ratsuhousut
* ratsujääkäri
* ratsukonstaapeli
* ratsumestari
* ratsumies
* ratsupaikat
* ratsupiiska
* ratsupoliisi
* ratsupolku
* ratsutalli
* ratsutie
* ratsutila
* ratsuväki
* runoratsu
* sotaratsu

#### Related terms

* ratsain
* ratsastaa

#### See also

Chess pieces in Finnish · šakkinappula, shakkinappula (layout · text) :
| kuningas | kuningatar | torni | lähetti | ratsu | sotilas |

### Further reading

* “ratsu”, 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

## Ingrian
### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *raccu, equivalent to ratsas (“steed”) +‎ -u. Cognates include Finnish ratsu and Estonian ratsu.

### Pronunciation

* (Ala-Laukaa) IPA: /ˈrɑt͡su/, [ˈrɑt͡s̠ŭ̥]
* (Soikkola) IPA: /ˈrɑt͡su/, [ˈrɑt͡su]
* Rhymes: -ɑt͡su
* Hyphenation: rat‧su

### Noun

ratsu
* (folk poetic) Synonym of ratsas
** 1916, V. Alava, quoting Naastoi, Tarinaisista, “1966. Soikkola, Säätinä. VI1042”, in Väinö Salminen, V. Alava, editor, Suomen Kansan Vanhat Runot. Länsi-Inkerin runot‎, volume III2, Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seura, lines 67-68:»Mitä miun issoini otti?» // »Issoisi rahaisen ratsun.»»What did my father get?» // »Your father [got] an expensive steed.»

#### Derived terms

* (diminutive) ratsuin