# lepsu
## Finnish
### Etymology

From lep- +‎ -su. From the same root as leppeä.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈlepsu/, [ˈle̞ps̠u]
* Rhymes: -epsu
* Hyphenation: lep‧su

### Adjective

lepsu (comparative lepsumpi, superlative lepsuin)
* feeble, limp, negligent, lenient
* (informal) soft, lax, relaxed, flabby (of a person)

#### Declension

Possessive forms of lepsu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) :
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives. :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
lepsuni
lepsuni
accusative
nom.
lepsuni
lepsuni
gen.
lepsuni
genitive
lepsuni
lepsujeni
partitive
lepsuani
lepsujani
inessive
lepsussani
lepsuissani
elative
lepsustani
lepsuistani
illative
lepsuuni
lepsuihini
adessive
lepsullani
lepsuillani
ablative
lepsultani
lepsuiltani
allative
lepsulleni
lepsuilleni
essive
lepsunani
lepsuinani
translative
lepsukseni
lepsuikseni
abessive
lepsuttani
lepsuittani
instructive
comitative
—lepsuineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
lepsusi
lepsusi
accusative
nom.
lepsusi
lepsusi
gen.
lepsusi
genitive
lepsusi
lepsujesi
partitive
lepsuasi
lepsujasi
inessive
lepsussasi
lepsuissasi
elative
lepsustasi
lepsuistasi
illative
lepsuusi
lepsuihisi
adessive
lepsullasi
lepsuillasi
ablative
lepsultasi
lepsuiltasi
allative
lepsullesi
lepsuillesi
essive
lepsunasi
lepsuinasi
translative
lepsuksesi
lepsuiksesi
abessive
lepsuttasi
lepsuittasi
instructive
comitative
—lepsuinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
lepsumme
lepsumme
accusative
nom.
lepsumme
lepsumme
gen.
lepsumme
genitive
lepsumme
lepsujemme
partitive
lepsuamme
lepsujamme
inessive
lepsussamme
lepsuissamme
elative
lepsustamme
lepsuistamme
illative
lepsuumme
lepsuihimme
adessive
lepsullamme
lepsuillamme
ablative
lepsultamme
lepsuiltamme
allative
lepsullemme
lepsuillemme
essive
lepsunamme
lepsuinamme
translative
lepsuksemme
lepsuiksemme
abessive
lepsuttamme
lepsuittamme
instructive
comitative
—lepsuinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
lepsunne
lepsunne
accusative
nom.
lepsunne
lepsunne
gen.
lepsunne
genitive
lepsunne
lepsujenne
partitive
lepsuanne
lepsujanne
inessive
lepsussanne
lepsuissanne
elative
lepsustanne
lepsuistanne
illative
lepsuunne
lepsuihinne
adessive
lepsullanne
lepsuillanne
ablative
lepsultanne
lepsuiltanne
allative
lepsullenne
lepsuillenne
essive
lepsunanne
lepsuinanne
translative
lepsuksenne
lepsuiksenne
abessive
lepsuttanne
lepsuittanne
instructive
comitative
—lepsuinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
lepsunsa
lepsunsa
accusative
nom.
lepsunsa
lepsunsa
gen.
lepsunsa
genitive
lepsunsa
lepsujensa
partitive
lepsuaan lepsuansa
lepsujaan lepsujansa
inessive
lepsussaan lepsussansa
lepsuissaan lepsuissansa
elative
lepsustaan lepsustansa
lepsuistaan lepsuistansa
illative
lepsuunsa
lepsuihinsa
adessive
lepsullaan lepsullansa
lepsuillaan lepsuillansa
ablative
lepsultaan lepsultansa
lepsuiltaan lepsuiltansa
allative
lepsulleen lepsullensa
lepsuilleen lepsuillensa
essive
lepsunaan lepsunansa
lepsuinaan lepsuinansa
translative
lepsukseen lepsuksensa
lepsuikseen lepsuiksensa
abessive
lepsuttaan lepsuttansa
lepsuittaan lepsuittansa
instructive
comitative
—lepsuineen lepsuinensa :

#### Derived terms

* lepsuilla
* lepsusti
* lepsuus

### Further reading

* “lepsu”, 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