# krassi
## Finnish
### Etymology

From Swedish krasse.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkrɑsːi/, [ˈkrɑ̝s̠ːi]
* Rhymes: -ɑsːi
* Hyphenation: kras‧si

### Noun

krassi
* (botany) cress (several plants of the genus Lepidium).

#### Usage notes

As is common with the names of plants, the relation between Finnish and English terms is all but straightforward. The Finnish word krassi refers primarily to plants within genus Lepidium. In English they are commonly called cress, but especially certain species also pepperwort, peppercress and peppercrass. krassi may also be used as short form of vesikrassi and koristekrassi, which refer to plants in the genera Nasturtium (commonly watercress) and Tropaeolum (commonly nasturtium) respectively. The English word cress may also be used of plants in genera Barbarea, i.e. land cress or wintercress (in Finnish kanankaali), Arabis i.e. rock cress (in Finnish pitkäpalko or pölkkyruoho), Arabidopsis i.e. thale cress (in Finnish lituruoho). There are additional common names as well which are not mentioned above.

#### Declension

Possessive forms of krassi (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
krassini
krassini
accusative
nom.
krassini
krassini
gen.
krassini
genitive
krassini
krassieni
partitive
krassiani
krassejani
inessive
krassissani
krasseissani
elative
krassistani
krasseistani
illative
krassiini
krasseihini
adessive
krassillani
krasseillani
ablative
krassiltani
krasseiltani
allative
krassilleni
krasseilleni
essive
krassinani
krasseinani
translative
krassikseni
krasseikseni
abessive
krassittani
krasseittani
instructive
comitative
—krasseineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
krassisi
krassisi
accusative
nom.
krassisi
krassisi
gen.
krassisi
genitive
krassisi
krassiesi
partitive
krassiasi
krassejasi
inessive
krassissasi
krasseissasi
elative
krassistasi
krasseistasi
illative
krassiisi
krasseihisi
adessive
krassillasi
krasseillasi
ablative
krassiltasi
krasseiltasi
allative
krassillesi
krasseillesi
essive
krassinasi
krasseinasi
translative
krassiksesi
krasseiksesi
abessive
krassittasi
krasseittasi
instructive
comitative
—krasseinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
krassimme
krassimme
accusative
nom.
krassimme
krassimme
gen.
krassimme
genitive
krassimme
krassiemme
partitive
krassiamme
krassejamme
inessive
krassissamme
krasseissamme
elative
krassistamme
krasseistamme
illative
krassiimme
krasseihimme
adessive
krassillamme
krasseillamme
ablative
krassiltamme
krasseiltamme
allative
krassillemme
krasseillemme
essive
krassinamme
krasseinamme
translative
krassiksemme
krasseiksemme
abessive
krassittamme
krasseittamme
instructive
comitative
—krasseinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
krassinne
krassinne
accusative
nom.
krassinne
krassinne
gen.
krassinne
genitive
krassinne
krassienne
partitive
krassianne
krassejanne
inessive
krassissanne
krasseissanne
elative
krassistanne
krasseistanne
illative
krassiinne
krasseihinne
adessive
krassillanne
krasseillanne
ablative
krassiltanne
krasseiltanne
allative
krassillenne
krasseillenne
essive
krassinanne
krasseinanne
translative
krassiksenne
krasseiksenne
abessive
krassittanne
krasseittanne
instructive
comitative
—krasseinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
krassinsa
krassinsa
accusative
nom.
krassinsa
krassinsa
gen.
krassinsa
genitive
krassinsa
krassiensa
partitive
krassiaan krassiansa
krassejaan krassejansa
inessive
krassissaan krassissansa
krasseissaan krasseissansa
elative
krassistaan krassistansa
krasseistaan krasseistansa
illative
krassiinsa
krasseihinsa
adessive
krassillaan krassillansa
krasseillaan krasseillansa
ablative
krassiltaan krassiltansa
krasseiltaan krasseiltansa
allative
krassilleen krassillensa
krasseilleen krasseillensa
essive
krassinaan krassinansa
krasseinaan krasseinansa
translative
krassikseen krassiksensa
krasseikseen krasseiksensa
abessive
krassittaan krassittansa
krasseittaan krasseittansa
instructive
comitative
—krasseineen krasseinensa :

#### Derived terms

* andienkrassi (“Lepidium meyenii”)
* argentiinankrassi (“Lepidium bonariense”)
* haarakrassi (“Lepidium ramosissimum”)
* isokrassi (“Lepidium latifolium”)
* kenttäkrassi (“Lepidium campestre”)
* nurmikrassi (“Lepidium heterophyllum”)
* pihakrassi (“Lepidium ruderale”)
* ratakrassi (“Lepidium densiflorum”)
* rikkakrassi (“Lepidium neglectum”)
* sepiväkrassi (“Lepidium perfoliatum”)
* virginiankrassi (“Lepidium virginicum”)
* koristekrassi
* koristekrassikasvi
* köynnöskrassi
* maustekrassi
* vesikrassi
* vihanneskrassi (“Lepidium sativum”)

### Further reading

* “krassi”, 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 2023-07-02