nousu

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Finnish

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Etymology

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From Proto-Finnic *nousu. Equivalent to nousta (to rise) +‎ -u.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈnou̯su/, [ˈno̞u̯s̠u]
  • Rhymes: -ousu
  • Syllabification(key): nou‧su

Noun

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nousu

  1. rise, ascent (moving upwards)
    Synonym: nouseminen
    Antonym: lasku
  2. Synonym of kasvu (growth, increase, rise)
  3. getting on or off of a vehicle (distinguished by the case of the vehicle word)
  4. (mechanics) thread pitch, pitch (the distance from the crest of one thread of a screw to the next)
    Synonym: kierteen nousu
  5. (mechanics) thread pitch, lead (the distance along a screw's axis that is covered by one 360° rotation of the screw)
    Synonym: ruuvin nousu
  6. (sports) comeback (overcoming or attempting to overcome a substantial disadvantage)
  7. (narcotics) onset
  8. (aviation) climb, ascent
  9. (informal) takeoff of an airplane or rocket
    Synonyms: lentoonlähtö, lähtö
  10. (astronomy) rising (above the horizon)
    Antonym: lasku
    kuun nousurising of the moon
  11. (sociology, sosiaalinen + ~) upward mobility (advancement to better-paid or better-regarded social strata)

Declension

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Inflection of nousu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative nousu nousut
genitive nousun nousujen
partitive nousua nousuja
illative nousuun nousuihin
singular plural
nominative nousu nousut
accusative nom. nousu nousut
gen. nousun
genitive nousun nousujen
partitive nousua nousuja
inessive nousussa nousuissa
elative noususta nousuista
illative nousuun nousuihin
adessive nousulla nousuilla
ablative nousulta nousuilta
allative nousulle nousuille
essive nousuna nousuina
translative nousuksi nousuiksi
abessive nousutta nousuitta
instructive nousuin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of nousu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative nousuni nousuni
accusative nom. nousuni nousuni
gen. nousuni
genitive nousuni nousujeni
partitive nousuani nousujani
inessive nousussani nousuissani
elative nousustani nousuistani
illative nousuuni nousuihini
adessive nousullani nousuillani
ablative nousultani nousuiltani
allative nousulleni nousuilleni
essive nousunani nousuinani
translative nousukseni nousuikseni
abessive nousuttani nousuittani
instructive
comitative nousuineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative noususi noususi
accusative nom. noususi noususi
gen. noususi
genitive noususi nousujesi
partitive nousuasi nousujasi
inessive nousussasi nousuissasi
elative nousustasi nousuistasi
illative nousuusi nousuihisi
adessive nousullasi nousuillasi
ablative nousultasi nousuiltasi
allative nousullesi nousuillesi
essive nousunasi nousuinasi
translative nousuksesi nousuiksesi
abessive nousuttasi nousuittasi
instructive
comitative nousuinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative nousumme nousumme
accusative nom. nousumme nousumme
gen. nousumme
genitive nousumme nousujemme
partitive nousuamme nousujamme
inessive nousussamme nousuissamme
elative nousustamme nousuistamme
illative nousuumme nousuihimme
adessive nousullamme nousuillamme
ablative nousultamme nousuiltamme
allative nousullemme nousuillemme
essive nousunamme nousuinamme
translative nousuksemme nousuiksemme
abessive nousuttamme nousuittamme
instructive
comitative nousuinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative nousunne nousunne
accusative nom. nousunne nousunne
gen. nousunne
genitive nousunne nousujenne
partitive nousuanne nousujanne
inessive nousussanne nousuissanne
elative nousustanne nousuistanne
illative nousuunne nousuihinne
adessive nousullanne nousuillanne
ablative nousultanne nousuiltanne
allative nousullenne nousuillenne
essive nousunanne nousuinanne
translative nousuksenne nousuiksenne
abessive nousuttanne nousuittanne
instructive
comitative nousuinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative nousunsa nousunsa
accusative nom. nousunsa nousunsa
gen. nousunsa
genitive nousunsa nousujensa
partitive nousuaan
nousuansa
nousujaan
nousujansa
inessive nousussaan
nousussansa
nousuissaan
nousuissansa
elative nousustaan
nousustansa
nousuistaan
nousuistansa
illative nousuunsa nousuihinsa
adessive nousullaan
nousullansa
nousuillaan
nousuillansa
ablative nousultaan
nousultansa
nousuiltaan
nousuiltansa
allative nousulleen
nousullensa
nousuilleen
nousuillensa
essive nousunaan
nousunansa
nousuinaan
nousuinansa
translative nousukseen
nousuksensa
nousuikseen
nousuiksensa
abessive nousuttaan
nousuttansa
nousuittaan
nousuittansa
instructive
comitative nousuineen
nousuinensa

Derived terms

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compounds

Further reading

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