-tsu

== Basque == === Suffix === -tsu Used to create adjectives from nouns. ‎eguzki (“sun”) + ‎-tsu → ‎eguzkitsu (“sunny”) ‎euri (“rain”) + ‎-tsu → ‎euritsu (“rainy”) ==== Derived terms ==== == Finnish == === Etymology === As with many slang suffixes, there are probably multiple origins. The main origin is probably -tsa +‎ -u, but another origin may be -su added to stems ending in t. === Suffix === -tsu (front vowel harmony variant -tsy, linguistic notation -tsU) (slang) Slang suffix, generally for nouns (with clipping). (no longer productive) Found in some surnames. ==== Derived terms ==== == Japanese == === Romanization === -tsu Rōmaji transcription of つ == Lower Tanana == === Etymology === From Proto-Athabaskan *-čuˑ. Compare Ahtna -tsucde. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tsʰu/ === Noun === -tsu (third person possessed form betsu) grandmother setsu ― my grandmother ==== Antonyms ==== -tseya (“grandfather”) ==== Derived terms ==== ntsu luk'a (“bullhead”) netsu tanilot (“water ouzel”) netsutthi' (“slimy sculpin”) setsu tabila' (“spiderweb”) -tsu gwya (“great-grandmother”) xutsu (“old woman”) === References === Kari, James et al. (2024), Kari, James, editor, Lower Tanana Dene Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 190