Noun type: 1
Characteristics
Singular
| Nominative | risu |
| Partitive | risua |
| Genetive | risun |
| Accusative | risun |
| Inessive | risussa |
| Elative | risusta |
| Illative | risuun |
| Adessive | risulla |
| Ablative | risulta |
| Allative | risulle |
| Essive | risuna |
| Translative | risuksi |
| Abessive | risutta |
Plural
| Nominative | risut |
| Partitive | risuja |
| Genetive | risujen |
| Accusative | risut |
| Inessive | risuissa |
| Elative | risuista |
| Illative | risuihin |
| Adessive | risuilla |
| Ablative | risuilta |
| Allative | risuille |
| Essive | risuina |
| Translative | risuiksi |
| Abessive | risuitta |
| Instructive | risuin |
| Comitative | risuine |
Sample Sentences
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Aikakauslehdissä on usein "ruusuja ja risuja" -niminen osasto kehuja ja kritiikkiä varten. (It's quite common for magazines to have a section called Bouquets and Brickbats for compliments and criticisms.)
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *risu, possibly ris- + -u, from risahtaa, thus onomatopoeic of the snapping sound made by dry twigs. Germanic origin has been proposed (compare Icelandic hrís (“brushwood”) and Swedish ris (“twigs in a heap”)), but considered unlikely for phonetic reasons. See: Icelandic Nouns '
hrís', Swedish Nouns '
ris'.
Nouns inflected like risu
aalto,
aamu,
aasinpotku,
aatelisto,
aatto,
abo,
adagio,
afro,
ahdinko,
ahjo,
aho,
aino,
ainu,
airo,
aironveto,
aito,
aivo,
aivot,
ajatuskatko,
ajo, etc. (List truncated at 20 nouns)