Finnish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Possibly borrowed from Russian лес (les, “forest”).
Alternative forms
Noun
liesu
- (colloquial, used chiefly adverbially in inessive, elative and illative singular) the condition of not being at home; being out
- Se tyttö on aina liesussa.
- That girl is always out somewhere.
- Taasko sinä lähdet liesuun?
- Are you going out again?
- Se tyttö on aina liesussa.
Declension
Inflection of liesu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | liesu | liesut | |
genitive | liesun | liesujen | |
partitive | liesua | liesuja | |
illative | liesuun | liesuihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | liesu | liesut | |
accusative | nom. | liesu | liesut |
gen. | liesun | ||
genitive | liesun | liesujen | |
partitive | liesua | liesuja | |
inessive | liesussa | liesuissa | |
elative | liesusta | liesuista | |
illative | liesuun | liesuihin | |
adessive | liesulla | liesuilla | |
ablative | liesulta | liesuilta | |
allative | liesulle | liesuille | |
essive | liesuna | liesuina | |
translative | liesuksi | liesuiksi | |
abessive | liesutta | liesuitta | |
instructive | — | liesuin | |
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Unknown, already attested in Elias Lönnrot's Flora Fennica (1860).
Noun
liesu
- (botany) rockbrake(Please check if this is already defined at target. Replace
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with a regular link if already defined. Add novern=1 if not defined.), Cryptogramma crispa
Declension
Inflection of liesu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | liesu | liesut | |
genitive | liesun | liesujen | |
partitive | liesua | liesuja | |
illative | liesuun | liesuihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | liesu | liesut | |
accusative | nom. | liesu | liesut |
gen. | liesun | ||
genitive | liesun | liesujen | |
partitive | liesua | liesuja | |
inessive | liesussa | liesuissa | |
elative | liesusta | liesuista | |
illative | liesuun | liesuihin | |
adessive | liesulla | liesuilla | |
ablative | liesulta | liesuilta | |
allative | liesulle | liesuille | |
essive | liesuna | liesuina | |
translative | liesuksi | liesuiksi | |
abessive | liesutta | liesuitta | |
instructive | — | liesuin | |
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
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