/ˈkirsu/, [ˈk̟irs̠u]
OriginPossibly a variant of kärsä (“snout”).
- nose leather, rhinarium (usually black or brown region around the nostrils of some mammals, primarily of canines, but also of felines)
“Terveen koiran kirsu on kostea.” — The nose leather of a healthy dog is moist.
- dialectalA nose of a seal.
Formskirsu(nominative, singular) · kirsut(nominative, plural) · kirsu(accusative, nominative, singular) · kirsut(accusative, nominative, plural) · kirsun(accusative, genitive, singular) · kirsut(accusative, genitive, plural) · kirsun(genitive, singular) · kirsujen(genitive, plural) · kirsua(partitive, singular) · kirsuja(partitive, plural) · kirsussa(inessive, singular) · kirsuissa(inessive, plural) · kirsusta(elative, singular) · kirsuista(elative, plural) · kirsuun(illative, singular) · kirsuihin(illative, plural) · kirsulla(adessive, singular) · kirsuilla(adessive, plural) · kirsulta(ablative, singular) · kirsuilta(ablative, plural)