# hassu
## Finnish
### Etymology

hassa- +‎ -u (same root as hassallaan), probably also influenced by hauska.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈhɑsːu/, [ˈhɑ̝s̠ːu]
* Rhymes: -ɑsːu
* Hyphenation: has‧su

### Adjective

hassu (comparative hassumpi, superlative hassuin)
* funny, silly
    Minulle sattui tänään hassu juttu.A funny thing happened to me today.
* silly, playful
* weird, strange, odd

#### Usage notes

hassu is mainly a positive word. If someone is silly in a negative way, the Finnish equivalent is typerä.

#### Declension

Possessive forms of hassu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) :
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives. :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
hassuni
hassuni
accusative
nom.
hassuni
hassuni
gen.
hassuni
genitive
hassuni
hassujeni
partitive
hassuani
hassujani
inessive
hassussani
hassuissani
elative
hassustani
hassuistani
illative
hassuuni
hassuihini
adessive
hassullani
hassuillani
ablative
hassultani
hassuiltani
allative
hassulleni
hassuilleni
essive
hassunani
hassuinani
translative
hassukseni
hassuikseni
abessive
hassuttani
hassuittani
instructive
comitative
—hassuineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
hassusi
hassusi
accusative
nom.
hassusi
hassusi
gen.
hassusi
genitive
hassusi
hassujesi
partitive
hassuasi
hassujasi
inessive
hassussasi
hassuissasi
elative
hassustasi
hassuistasi
illative
hassuusi
hassuihisi
adessive
hassullasi
hassuillasi
ablative
hassultasi
hassuiltasi
allative
hassullesi
hassuillesi
essive
hassunasi
hassuinasi
translative
hassuksesi
hassuiksesi
abessive
hassuttasi
hassuittasi
instructive
comitative
—hassuinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
hassumme
hassumme
accusative
nom.
hassumme
hassumme
gen.
hassumme
genitive
hassumme
hassujemme
partitive
hassuamme
hassujamme
inessive
hassussamme
hassuissamme
elative
hassustamme
hassuistamme
illative
hassuumme
hassuihimme
adessive
hassullamme
hassuillamme
ablative
hassultamme
hassuiltamme
allative
hassullemme
hassuillemme
essive
hassunamme
hassuinamme
translative
hassuksemme
hassuiksemme
abessive
hassuttamme
hassuittamme
instructive
comitative
—hassuinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
hassunne
hassunne
accusative
nom.
hassunne
hassunne
gen.
hassunne
genitive
hassunne
hassujenne
partitive
hassuanne
hassujanne
inessive
hassussanne
hassuissanne
elative
hassustanne
hassuistanne
illative
hassuunne
hassuihinne
adessive
hassullanne
hassuillanne
ablative
hassultanne
hassuiltanne
allative
hassullenne
hassuillenne
essive
hassunanne
hassuinanne
translative
hassuksenne
hassuiksenne
abessive
hassuttanne
hassuittanne
instructive
comitative
—hassuinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
hassunsa
hassunsa
accusative
nom.
hassunsa
hassunsa
gen.
hassunsa
genitive
hassunsa
hassujensa
partitive
hassuaan hassuansa
hassujaan hassujansa
inessive
hassussaan hassussansa
hassuissaan hassuissansa
elative
hassustaan hassustansa
hassuistaan hassuistansa
illative
hassuunsa
hassuihinsa
adessive
hassullaan hassullansa
hassuillaan hassuillansa
ablative
hassultaan hassultansa
hassuiltaan hassuiltansa
allative
hassulleen hassullensa
hassuilleen hassuillensa
essive
hassunaan hassunansa
hassuinaan hassuinansa
translative
hassukseen hassuksensa
hassuikseen hassuiksensa
abessive
hassuttaan hassuttansa
hassuittaan hassuittansa
instructive
comitative
—hassuineen hassuinensa :

#### Derived terms

* ei hassumpaa
* hassahtaa
* hassunkurinen
* hassusti
* hassuttaa
* hassuus

### Further reading

* “hassu”, 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