# ressu
## Finnish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈresːu/, [ˈre̞s̠ːu]
* Rhymes: -esːu
* Hyphenation: res‧su

### Etymology 1

Compare resu; seemingly originally used of furry animals, then expanded to a term of pity; in which case the word might have a sound-symbolic origin.

#### Noun

ressu
* wretch (unhappy, unfortunate, or miserable person)

##### Declension

Possessive forms of ressu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
ressuni
ressuni
accusative
nom.
ressuni
ressuni
gen.
ressuni
genitive
ressuni
ressujeni
partitive
ressuani
ressujani
inessive
ressussani
ressuissani
elative
ressustani
ressuistani
illative
ressuuni
ressuihini
adessive
ressullani
ressuillani
ablative
ressultani
ressuiltani
allative
ressulleni
ressuilleni
essive
ressunani
ressuinani
translative
ressukseni
ressuikseni
abessive
ressuttani
ressuittani
instructive
comitative
—ressuineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
ressusi
ressusi
accusative
nom.
ressusi
ressusi
gen.
ressusi
genitive
ressusi
ressujesi
partitive
ressuasi
ressujasi
inessive
ressussasi
ressuissasi
elative
ressustasi
ressuistasi
illative
ressuusi
ressuihisi
adessive
ressullasi
ressuillasi
ablative
ressultasi
ressuiltasi
allative
ressullesi
ressuillesi
essive
ressunasi
ressuinasi
translative
ressuksesi
ressuiksesi
abessive
ressuttasi
ressuittasi
instructive
comitative
—ressuinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
ressumme
ressumme
accusative
nom.
ressumme
ressumme
gen.
ressumme
genitive
ressumme
ressujemme
partitive
ressuamme
ressujamme
inessive
ressussamme
ressuissamme
elative
ressustamme
ressuistamme
illative
ressuumme
ressuihimme
adessive
ressullamme
ressuillamme
ablative
ressultamme
ressuiltamme
allative
ressullemme
ressuillemme
essive
ressunamme
ressuinamme
translative
ressuksemme
ressuiksemme
abessive
ressuttamme
ressuittamme
instructive
comitative
—ressuinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
ressunne
ressunne
accusative
nom.
ressunne
ressunne
gen.
ressunne
genitive
ressunne
ressujenne
partitive
ressuanne
ressujanne
inessive
ressussanne
ressuissanne
elative
ressustanne
ressuistanne
illative
ressuunne
ressuihinne
adessive
ressullanne
ressuillanne
ablative
ressultanne
ressuiltanne
allative
ressullenne
ressuillenne
essive
ressunanne
ressuinanne
translative
ressuksenne
ressuiksenne
abessive
ressuttanne
ressuittanne
instructive
comitative
—ressuinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
ressunsa
ressunsa
accusative
nom.
ressunsa
ressunsa
gen.
ressunsa
genitive
ressunsa
ressujensa
partitive
ressuaan ressuansa
ressujaan ressujansa
inessive
ressussaan ressussansa
ressuissaan ressuissansa
elative
ressustaan ressustansa
ressuistaan ressuistansa
illative
ressuunsa
ressuihinsa
adessive
ressullaan ressullansa
ressuillaan ressuillansa
ablative
ressultaan ressultansa
ressuiltaan ressuiltansa
allative
ressulleen ressullensa
ressuilleen ressuillensa
essive
ressunaan ressunansa
ressuinaan ressuinansa
translative
ressukseen ressuksensa
ressuikseen ressuiksensa
abessive
ressuttaan ressuttansa
ressuittaan ressuittansa
instructive
comitative
—ressuineen ressuinensa :

##### Synonyms

* (wretch): raukka, raasu, rassu

##### Derived terms

* ressukka
* leipäressu
* paitaressu

#### Further reading

* “ressu”, 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 2023-07-01

### Etymology 2

Clipping of reserviläinen (“reservist”), by association with ressu (etymology 1).

#### Noun

ressu
* (military slang) reservist

##### Declension

Possessive forms of ressu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
ressuni
ressuni
accusative
nom.
ressuni
ressuni
gen.
ressuni
genitive
ressuni
ressujeni
partitive
ressuani
ressujani
inessive
ressussani
ressuissani
elative
ressustani
ressuistani
illative
ressuuni
ressuihini
adessive
ressullani
ressuillani
ablative
ressultani
ressuiltani
allative
ressulleni
ressuilleni
essive
ressunani
ressuinani
translative
ressukseni
ressuikseni
abessive
ressuttani
ressuittani
instructive
comitative
—ressuineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
ressusi
ressusi
accusative
nom.
ressusi
ressusi
gen.
ressusi
genitive
ressusi
ressujesi
partitive
ressuasi
ressujasi
inessive
ressussasi
ressuissasi
elative
ressustasi
ressuistasi
illative
ressuusi
ressuihisi
adessive
ressullasi
ressuillasi
ablative
ressultasi
ressuiltasi
allative
ressullesi
ressuillesi
essive
ressunasi
ressuinasi
translative
ressuksesi
ressuiksesi
abessive
ressuttasi
ressuittasi
instructive
comitative
—ressuinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
ressumme
ressumme
accusative
nom.
ressumme
ressumme
gen.
ressumme
genitive
ressumme
ressujemme
partitive
ressuamme
ressujamme
inessive
ressussamme
ressuissamme
elative
ressustamme
ressuistamme
illative
ressuumme
ressuihimme
adessive
ressullamme
ressuillamme
ablative
ressultamme
ressuiltamme
allative
ressullemme
ressuillemme
essive
ressunamme
ressuinamme
translative
ressuksemme
ressuiksemme
abessive
ressuttamme
ressuittamme
instructive
comitative
—ressuinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
ressunne
ressunne
accusative
nom.
ressunne
ressunne
gen.
ressunne
genitive
ressunne
ressujenne
partitive
ressuanne
ressujanne
inessive
ressussanne
ressuissanne
elative
ressustanne
ressuistanne
illative
ressuunne
ressuihinne
adessive
ressullanne
ressuillanne
ablative
ressultanne
ressuiltanne
allative
ressullenne
ressuillenne
essive
ressunanne
ressuinanne
translative
ressuksenne
ressuiksenne
abessive
ressuttanne
ressuittanne
instructive
comitative
—ressuinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
ressunsa
ressunsa
accusative
nom.
ressunsa
ressunsa
gen.
ressunsa
genitive
ressunsa
ressujensa
partitive
ressuaan ressuansa
ressujaan ressujansa
inessive
ressussaan ressussansa
ressuissaan ressuissansa
elative
ressustaan ressustansa
ressuistaan ressuistansa
illative
ressuunsa
ressuihinsa
adessive
ressullaan ressullansa
ressuillaan ressuillansa
ablative
ressultaan ressultansa
ressuiltaan ressuiltansa
allative
ressulleen ressullensa
ressuilleen ressuillensa
essive
ressunaan ressunansa
ressuinaan ressuinansa
translative
ressukseen ressuksensa
ressuikseen ressuiksensa
abessive
ressuttaan ressuttansa
ressuittaan ressuittansa
instructive
comitative
—ressuineen ressuinensa :

### Etymology 3

Clipping of reservi (“reserve”), by association with ressu (etymology 1).

#### Noun

ressu
* In the arcade game pajatso, either of the slots in each end of the row of slots marked with R; unlike other slots which give a fixed number of coins in return of a hit, these slots only give a return when its respective "reserve" is full. The front (closer to the point where coins are fed in) and rear reserve slots are called eturessu and takaressu.

##### Declension

Possessive forms of ressu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
ressuni
ressuni
accusative
nom.
ressuni
ressuni
gen.
ressuni
genitive
ressuni
ressujeni
partitive
ressuani
ressujani
inessive
ressussani
ressuissani
elative
ressustani
ressuistani
illative
ressuuni
ressuihini
adessive
ressullani
ressuillani
ablative
ressultani
ressuiltani
allative
ressulleni
ressuilleni
essive
ressunani
ressuinani
translative
ressukseni
ressuikseni
abessive
ressuttani
ressuittani
instructive
comitative
—ressuineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
ressusi
ressusi
accusative
nom.
ressusi
ressusi
gen.
ressusi
genitive
ressusi
ressujesi
partitive
ressuasi
ressujasi
inessive
ressussasi
ressuissasi
elative
ressustasi
ressuistasi
illative
ressuusi
ressuihisi
adessive
ressullasi
ressuillasi
ablative
ressultasi
ressuiltasi
allative
ressullesi
ressuillesi
essive
ressunasi
ressuinasi
translative
ressuksesi
ressuiksesi
abessive
ressuttasi
ressuittasi
instructive
comitative
—ressuinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
ressumme
ressumme
accusative
nom.
ressumme
ressumme
gen.
ressumme
genitive
ressumme
ressujemme
partitive
ressuamme
ressujamme
inessive
ressussamme
ressuissamme
elative
ressustamme
ressuistamme
illative
ressuumme
ressuihimme
adessive
ressullamme
ressuillamme
ablative
ressultamme
ressuiltamme
allative
ressullemme
ressuillemme
essive
ressunamme
ressuinamme
translative
ressuksemme
ressuiksemme
abessive
ressuttamme
ressuittamme
instructive
comitative
—ressuinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
ressunne
ressunne
accusative
nom.
ressunne
ressunne
gen.
ressunne
genitive
ressunne
ressujenne
partitive
ressuanne
ressujanne
inessive
ressussanne
ressuissanne
elative
ressustanne
ressuistanne
illative
ressuunne
ressuihinne
adessive
ressullanne
ressuillanne
ablative
ressultanne
ressuiltanne
allative
ressullenne
ressuillenne
essive
ressunanne
ressuinanne
translative
ressuksenne
ressuiksenne
abessive
ressuttanne
ressuittanne
instructive
comitative
—ressuinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
ressunsa
ressunsa
accusative
nom.
ressunsa
ressunsa
gen.
ressunsa
genitive
ressunsa
ressujensa
partitive
ressuaan ressuansa
ressujaan ressujansa
inessive
ressussaan ressussansa
ressuissaan ressuissansa
elative
ressustaan ressustansa
ressuistaan ressuistansa
illative
ressuunsa
ressuihinsa
adessive
ressullaan ressullansa
ressuillaan ressuillansa
ablative
ressultaan ressultansa
ressuiltaan ressuiltansa
allative
ressulleen ressullensa
ressuilleen ressuillensa
essive
ressunaan ressunansa
ressuinaan ressuinansa
translative
ressukseen ressuksensa
ressuikseen ressuiksensa
abessive
ressuttaan ressuttansa
ressuittaan ressuittansa
instructive
comitative
—ressuineen ressuinensa :

##### Derived terms

* eturessu
* takaressu