ratsu

Estonian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *raccu.

Noun

ratsu (genitive ratsu, partitive ratsut)

  1. riding horse or other animal used for riding
  2. (chess) knight

Declension
Declension of ratsu (ÕS type 16/pere, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative ratsu ratsud
accusative ratsu ratsud
genitive ratsu ratsude
partitive ratsut ratsusid
illative ratsusse ratsudesse
inessive ratsus ratsudes
elative ratsust ratsudest
allative ratsule ratsudele
adessive ratsul ratsudel
ablative ratsult ratsudelt
translative ratsuks ratsudeks
terminative ratsuni ratsudeni
essive ratsuna ratsudena
abessive ratsuta ratsudeta
comitative ratsuga ratsudega

Synonyms

See also
Chess pieces in Estonian · malendid (see also: male) (layout · text)
♚ ♛ ♜ ♝ ♞ ♟
kuningas lipp vanker oda ratsu ettur

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *raccu, from rats- +‎ -u.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈrɑtsu/, [ˈrɑ̝ts̠u]
  • Rhymes: -ɑtsu
  • Syllabification(key): rat‧su

Noun

ratsu

  1. mount, steed; riding horse (horse or other animal used for riding)
  2. (humorous) anything else used for riding
  3. (chess) knight

Declension
Inflection of ratsu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative ratsu ratsut
genitive ratsun ratsujen
partitive ratsua ratsuja
illative ratsuun ratsuihin
singular plural
nominative ratsu ratsut
accusative nom. ratsu ratsut
gen. ratsun
genitive ratsun ratsujen
partitive ratsua ratsuja
inessive ratsussa ratsuissa
elative ratsusta ratsuista
illative ratsuun ratsuihin
adessive ratsulla ratsuilla
ablative ratsulta ratsuilta
allative ratsulle ratsuille
essive ratsuna ratsuina
translative ratsuksi ratsuiksi
abessive ratsutta ratsuitta
instructive — ratsuin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of ratsu (type valo)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative ratsuni ratsuni
accusative nom. ratsuni ratsuni
gen. ratsuni
genitive ratsuni ratsujeni
partitive ratsuani ratsujani
inessive ratsussani ratsuissani
elative ratsustani ratsuistani
illative ratsuuni ratsuihini
adessive ratsullani ratsuillani
ablative ratsultani ratsuiltani
allative ratsulleni ratsuilleni
essive ratsunani ratsuinani
translative ratsukseni ratsuikseni
abessive ratsuttani ratsuittani
instructive — —
comitative — ratsuineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative ratsusi ratsusi
accusative nom. ratsusi ratsusi
gen. ratsusi
genitive ratsusi ratsujesi
partitive ratsuasi ratsujasi
inessive ratsussasi ratsuissasi
elative ratsustasi ratsuistasi
illative ratsuusi ratsuihisi
adessive ratsullasi ratsuillasi
ablative ratsultasi ratsuiltasi
allative ratsullesi ratsuillesi
essive ratsunasi ratsuinasi
translative ratsuksesi ratsuiksesi
abessive ratsuttasi ratsuittasi
instructive — —
comitative — ratsuinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative ratsumme ratsumme
accusative nom. ratsumme ratsumme
gen. ratsumme
genitive ratsumme ratsujemme
partitive ratsuamme ratsujamme
inessive ratsussamme ratsuissamme
elative ratsustamme ratsuistamme
illative ratsuumme ratsuihimme
adessive ratsullamme ratsuillamme
ablative ratsultamme ratsuiltamme
allative ratsullemme ratsuillemme
essive ratsunamme ratsuinamme
translative ratsuksemme ratsuiksemme
abessive ratsuttamme ratsuittamme
instructive — —
comitative — ratsuinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative ratsunne ratsunne
accusative nom. ratsunne ratsunne
gen. ratsunne
genitive ratsunne ratsujenne
partitive ratsuanne ratsujanne
inessive ratsussanne ratsuissanne
elative ratsustanne ratsuistanne
illative ratsuunne ratsuihinne
adessive ratsullanne ratsuillanne
ablative ratsultanne ratsuiltanne
allative ratsullenne ratsuillenne
essive ratsunanne ratsuinanne
translative ratsuksenne ratsuiksenne
abessive ratsuttanne ratsuittanne
instructive — —
comitative — ratsuinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative ratsunsa ratsunsa
accusative nom. ratsunsa ratsunsa
gen. ratsunsa
genitive ratsunsa ratsujensa
partitive ratsuaan
ratsuansa		 ratsujaan
ratsujansa
inessive ratsussaan
ratsussansa		 ratsuissaan
ratsuissansa
elative ratsustaan
ratsustansa		 ratsuistaan
ratsuistansa
illative ratsuunsa ratsuihinsa
adessive ratsullaan
ratsullansa		 ratsuillaan
ratsuillansa
ablative ratsultaan
ratsultansa		 ratsuiltaan
ratsuiltansa
allative ratsulleen
ratsullensa		 ratsuilleen
ratsuillensa
essive ratsunaan
ratsunansa		 ratsuinaan
ratsuinansa
translative ratsukseen
ratsuksensa		 ratsuikseen
ratsuiksensa
abessive ratsuttaan
ratsuttansa		 ratsuittaan
ratsuittansa
instructive — —
comitative — ratsuineen
ratsuinensa

Synonyms

Derived terms
Derived terms

Compounds
compounds

See also
Chess pieces in Finnish · šakkinappula, shakkinappula (layout · text)
♚ ♛ ♜ ♝ ♞ ♟
kuningas kuningatar torni lähetti ratsu sotilas

Further reading

Ingrian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *raccu. Cognates include Finnish ratsu and Estonian ratsu.

Pronunciation
  • (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈrɑt͡su/, [ˈrɑt͡s̠ŭ̥]
  • (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈrɑt͡su/, [ˈrɑt͡su]
  • Rhymes: -ɑt͡su
  • Hyphenation: rat‧su

Noun

ratsu

  1. steed, riding horse
    • 1916, V. Alava, quoting Vögla, “1946. Soikkola, Suija. V I 1903”, in Väinö Salminen, V. Alava, editor, Suomen Kansan Vanhat Runot. Länsi-Inkerin runot‎, volume III2, Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seura, lines 5-6:
      Satuloi sata hevoista. // Sata ratsu(i)st' rakensi
      He saddled a hundred horses. // A hundred steeds he tacked up.

Declension
Declension of ratsu (type 4/koivu, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative ratsu ratsut
genitive ratsun ratsuin, ratsuloin
partitive ratsua ratsuja, ratsuloja
illative ratsuu ratsui, ratsuloihe
inessive ratsuus ratsuis, ratsulois
elative ratsust ratsuist, ratsuloist
allative ratsulle ratsuille, ratsuloille
adessive ratsuul ratsuil, ratsuloil
ablative ratsult ratsuilt, ratsuloilt
translative ratsuks ratsuiks, ratsuloiks
essive ratsunna, ratsuun ratsuinna, ratsuloinna, ratsuin, ratsuloin
exessive1) ratsunt ratsuint, ratsuloint
1) obsolete
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)
**) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.
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