/ˈnorsu/, [ˈno̞rs̠u]
AlkuperäOriginally a synonym (or rather a dialectal variant) of mursu (“walrus”) (see it for more). Before detailed information about the elephant spread to Finland, it was only known as a big, thick-skinned animal with handsome tusks, hence the initial confusion. The meanings diverged around 18th century.
Muodotnorsu(nominative, singular) · norsut(nominative, plural) · norsu(accusative, nominative, singular) · norsut(accusative, nominative, plural) · norsun(accusative, genitive, singular) · norsut(accusative, genitive, plural) · norsun(genitive, singular) · norsujen(genitive, plural) · norsua(partitive, singular) · norsuja(partitive, plural) · norsussa(inessive, singular) · norsuissa(inessive, plural) · norsusta(elative, singular) · norsuista(elative, plural) · norsuun(illative, singular) · norsuihin(illative, plural) · norsulla(adessive, singular) · norsuilla(adessive, plural) · norsulta(ablative, singular) · norsuilta(ablative, plural)