# persu
## Finnish
### Etymology

Clipping of perussuomalainen.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈpersu/, [ˈpe̞rs̠u]
* Rhymes: -ersu
* Hyphenation: per‧su

### Noun

persu (informal)
* (possibly humorous, possibly derogatory) Synonym of perussuomalainen (“member or supporter of the Finns Party”).

#### Usage notes

While the most common informal synonym for the party, the use of persu(t) is occasionally protested by the supporters of the party. This is in large due to its association with word like perse and persaus, which describe hindparts. Nevertheless, the term itself is not considered vulgar.

#### Declension

Possessive forms of persu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
persuni
persuni
accusative
nom.
persuni
persuni
gen.
persuni
genitive
persuni
persujeni
partitive
persuani
persujani
inessive
persussani
persuissani
elative
persustani
persuistani
illative
persuuni
persuihini
adessive
persullani
persuillani
ablative
persultani
persuiltani
allative
persulleni
persuilleni
essive
persunani
persuinani
translative
persukseni
persuikseni
abessive
persuttani
persuittani
instructive
comitative
—persuineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
persusi
persusi
accusative
nom.
persusi
persusi
gen.
persusi
genitive
persusi
persujesi
partitive
persuasi
persujasi
inessive
persussasi
persuissasi
elative
persustasi
persuistasi
illative
persuusi
persuihisi
adessive
persullasi
persuillasi
ablative
persultasi
persuiltasi
allative
persullesi
persuillesi
essive
persunasi
persuinasi
translative
persuksesi
persuiksesi
abessive
persuttasi
persuittasi
instructive
comitative
—persuinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
persumme
persumme
accusative
nom.
persumme
persumme
gen.
persumme
genitive
persumme
persujemme
partitive
persuamme
persujamme
inessive
persussamme
persuissamme
elative
persustamme
persuistamme
illative
persuumme
persuihimme
adessive
persullamme
persuillamme
ablative
persultamme
persuiltamme
allative
persullemme
persuillemme
essive
persunamme
persuinamme
translative
persuksemme
persuiksemme
abessive
persuttamme
persuittamme
instructive
comitative
—persuinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
persunne
persunne
accusative
nom.
persunne
persunne
gen.
persunne
genitive
persunne
persujenne
partitive
persuanne
persujanne
inessive
persussanne
persuissanne
elative
persustanne
persuistanne
illative
persuunne
persuihinne
adessive
persullanne
persuillanne
ablative
persultanne
persuiltanne
allative
persullenne
persuillenne
essive
persunanne
persuinanne
translative
persuksenne
persuiksenne
abessive
persuttanne
persuittanne
instructive
comitative
—persuinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
persunsa
persunsa
accusative
nom.
persunsa
persunsa
gen.
persunsa
genitive
persunsa
persujensa
partitive
persuaan persuansa
persujaan persujansa
inessive
persussaan persussansa
persuissaan persuissansa
elative
persustaan persustansa
persuistaan persuistansa
illative
persuunsa
persuihinsa
adessive
persullaan persullansa
persuillaan persuillansa
ablative
persultaan persultansa
persuiltaan persuiltansa
allative
persulleen persullensa
persuilleen persuillensa
essive
persunaan persunansa
persuinaan persuinansa
translative
persukseen persuksensa
persuikseen persuiksensa
abessive
persuttaan persuttansa
persuittaan persuittansa
instructive
comitative
—persuineen persuinensa :

#### Derived terms

* percel

### Further reading

* “persu”, 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

* perus, perus-, purse, super-