# porsas
## Finnish
### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *porcas, from Proto-Finno-Permic *porćas, borrowed from a descendant of Proto-Indo-European *pórḱos (either Balto-Slavic or Indo-Iranian). Related to Erzya пурцос (purcos). Ultimately cognate with English pork.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈporsɑs/, [ˈpo̞rs̠ɑ̝s̠]
* Rhymes: -orsɑs
* Hyphenation: por‧sas

### Noun

porsas
* piglet
    Synonym: (childish) possu
* pork (flesh of a piglet used as meat)
    Synonym: porsaanliha
* (figuratively) pig (messy, slovenly, disgusting, or nasty person)
    Synonym: (childish) possu

#### Declension

Possessive forms of porsas (Kotus type 41/vieras, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
porsaani
porsaani
accusative
nom.
porsaani
porsaani
gen.
porsaani
genitive
porsaani
porsaideni porsaitteni porsasteni $^{rare}$
partitive
porsastani
porsaitani
inessive
porsaassani
porsaissani
elative
porsaastani
porsaistani
illative
porsaaseeni
porsaisiini porsaihini $^{rare}$
adessive
porsaallani
porsaillani
ablative
porsaaltani
porsailtani
allative
porsaalleni
porsailleni
essive
porsaanani
porsainani
translative
porsaakseni
porsaikseni
abessive
porsaattani
porsaittani
instructive
comitative
—porsaineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
porsaasi
porsaasi
accusative
nom.
porsaasi
porsaasi
gen.
porsaasi
genitive
porsaasi
porsaidesi porsaittesi porsastesi $^{rare}$
partitive
porsastasi
porsaitasi
inessive
porsaassasi
porsaissasi
elative
porsaastasi
porsaistasi
illative
porsaaseesi
porsaisiisi porsaihisi $^{rare}$
adessive
porsaallasi
porsaillasi
ablative
porsaaltasi
porsailtasi
allative
porsaallesi
porsaillesi
essive
porsaanasi
porsainasi
translative
porsaaksesi
porsaiksesi
abessive
porsaattasi
porsaittasi
instructive
comitative
—porsainesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
porsaamme
porsaamme
accusative
nom.
porsaamme
porsaamme
gen.
porsaamme
genitive
porsaamme
porsaidemme porsaittemme porsastemme $^{rare}$
partitive
porsastamme
porsaitamme
inessive
porsaassamme
porsaissamme
elative
porsaastamme
porsaistamme
illative
porsaaseemme
porsaisiimme porsaihimme $^{rare}$
adessive
porsaallamme
porsaillamme
ablative
porsaaltamme
porsailtamme
allative
porsaallemme
porsaillemme
essive
porsaanamme
porsainamme
translative
porsaaksemme
porsaiksemme
abessive
porsaattamme
porsaittamme
instructive
comitative
—porsainemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
porsaanne
porsaanne
accusative
nom.
porsaanne
porsaanne
gen.
porsaanne
genitive
porsaanne
porsaidenne porsaittenne porsastenne $^{rare}$
partitive
porsastanne
porsaitanne
inessive
porsaassanne
porsaissanne
elative
porsaastanne
porsaistanne
illative
porsaaseenne
porsaisiinne porsaihinne $^{rare}$
adessive
porsaallanne
porsaillanne
ablative
porsaaltanne
porsailtanne
allative
porsaallenne
porsaillenne
essive
porsaananne
porsainanne
translative
porsaaksenne
porsaiksenne
abessive
porsaattanne
porsaittanne
instructive
comitative
—porsainenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
porsaansa
porsaansa
accusative
nom.
porsaansa
porsaansa
gen.
porsaansa
genitive
porsaansa
porsaidensa porsaittensa porsastensa $^{rare}$
partitive
porsastaan porsastansa
porsaitaan porsaitansa
inessive
porsaassaan porsaassansa
porsaissaan porsaissansa
elative
porsaastaan porsaastansa
porsaistaan porsaistansa
illative
porsaaseensa
porsaisiinsa porsaihinsa $^{rare}$
adessive
porsaallaan porsaallansa
porsaillaan porsaillansa
ablative
porsaaltaan porsaaltansa
porsailtaan porsailtansa
allative
porsaalleen porsaallensa
porsailleen porsaillensa
essive
porsaanaan porsaanansa
porsainaan porsainansa
translative
porsaakseen porsaaksensa
porsaikseen porsaiksensa
abessive
porsaattaan porsaattansa
porsaittaan porsaittansa
instructive
comitative
—porsaineen porsainensa :

#### Derived terms

* betoniporsas
* jouluporsas
* maitoporsas
* porsaanfile
* porsaanfilee
* porsaankyljys
* porsaanleike
* porsaanliha
* porsaanpaisti
* porsaanreikä
* porsaskarsina
* porsasmainen
* porsastelija
* porsastella
* porsia
* possu
* salvuporsas
* syöttöporsas
* säästöporsas

#### See also

* sika

### Further reading

* “porsas”, 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

* prossa

## Ingrian
### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *porcas. Cognates include Finnish porsas and Estonian põrsas. Compare distantly related Russian поросёнок (porosjónok).

### Pronunciation

* (Ala-Laukaa) IPA: /ˈporsɑs/, [ˈpo̞rs̠əz̠]
* (Soikkola) IPA: /ˈporsɑs/, [ˈpo̞rʒ̥ɑʒ̥]
* Rhymes: -orsɑs
* Hyphenation: por‧sas

### Noun

porsas
* piglet

#### Synonyms

* sianporsas

#### Derived terms

* imikkoporsas
* sianporsas

### References

* Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 425