See sisu on Wiktionary
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"ref": "2016, Katie Falkowski, GRIND: Greatness Rises in Each New Day: Get up, Show up, and Grind, →ISBN:",
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"ref": "1967, Jörn Donner, Uusi Maammekirja, Otava, page 54:",
"text": "En tiedä, kuka ja ketkä ovat vastuussa siitä, että Suomen saavutusten uskotaan olevan sisun aikaansaannosta. Sotakorvauksia on pidetty sellaisena, mutta myös 1950—60 -lukujen vaihteessa tapahtunutta teollisuuden laajentumista. Haluan varoittaa sinua: kaikki tämä on pelkkää myyttiä, jolla ei ole mitään tekemistä todellisuuden kanssa. Kestävyys ei ole tässä maassa sen suurempaa kuin muuallakaan.",
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"Finnish terms suffixed with -u",
"Finnish terms with IPA pronunciation",
"Finnish valo-type nominals",
"Pages with 9 entries",
"Pages with entries",
"Rhymes:Finnish/isu",
"Rhymes:Finnish/isu/2 syllables",
"ss:Body"
],
"derived": [
{
"word": "sisuinen"
},
{
"word": "sisukas"
},
{
"word": "sisuuntua"
},
{
"word": "pahansisuinen"
},
{
"word": "sisukimppu"
},
{
"word": "sisunnäyte"
},
{
"word": "sisunpurkaus"
},
{
"word": "sisupartio"
},
{
"word": "sisupartiolainen"
},
{
"word": "sisupussi"
}
],
"etymology_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "fi",
"2": "sisä-",
"3": "u",
"t1": "inner"
},
"expansion": "sisä- (“inner”) + -u",
"name": "suffix"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "et",
"2": "sisu",
"3": "",
"4": "content"
},
"expansion": "Estonian sisu (“content”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "guts"
},
"expansion": "English guts",
"name": "ncog"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From sisä- (“inner”) + -u. Originally referred to one's physical interior (compare sisus, sisusta), hence the meaning 'core; spirit' and thus 'courage, determination'. Compare Estonian sisu (“content”) and the development of English guts.",
"forms": [
{
"form": "no-table-tags",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"table-tags"
]
},
{
"form": "fi-decl-valo",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"inflection-template"
]
},
{
"form": "no gradation",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"class"
]
},
{
"form": "1/valo",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"class"
]
},
{
"form": "sisu",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"nominative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "sisut",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"nominative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "sisu",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"nominative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "sisut",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"nominative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "sisun",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"genitive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "sisut",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"genitive",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "sisun",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"genitive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "sisujen",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"genitive",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "sisua",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"partitive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "sisuja",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"partitive",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "sisussa",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"inessive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "sisuissa",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"inessive",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "sisusta",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"elative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "sisuista",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"elative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "sisuun",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"illative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "sisuihin",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"illative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "sisulla",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"adessive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "sisuilla",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"adessive",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "sisulta",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"ablative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "sisuilta",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"ablative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "sisulle",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"allative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "sisuille",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"allative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "sisuna",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"essive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "sisuina",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"essive",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "sisuksi",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"singular",
"translative"
]
},
{
"form": "sisuiksi",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"plural",
"translative"
]
},
{
"form": "sisutta",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"abessive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "sisuitta",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"abessive",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "-",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"instructive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "sisuin",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"instructive",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "See the possessive forms below.",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"comitative"
]
},
{
"form": "no-table-tags",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"table-tags"
]
},
{
"form": "fi-decl-valo",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"inflection-template"
]
},
{
"form": "no gradation",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"class"
]
},
{
"form": "1/valo",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"class"
]
},
{
"form": "no-table-tags",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"table-tags"
]
},
{
"form": "fi-decl-valo",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"inflection-template"
]
},
{
"form": "sisuni",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"nominative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "sisuni",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"nominative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "sisuni",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"nominative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "sisuni",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"nominative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "sisuni",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"genitive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "sisuni",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"genitive",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "sisuni",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"genitive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "sisujeni",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"genitive",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "sisuani",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"partitive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "sisujani",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"partitive",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "sisussani",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"inessive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "sisuissani",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"inessive",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "sisustani",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"elative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "sisuistani",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"elative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "sisuuni",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"illative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "sisuihini",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"illative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "sisullani",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"adessive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "sisuillani",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"adessive",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "sisultani",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"ablative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "sisuiltani",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"ablative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "sisulleni",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"allative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "sisuilleni",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"allative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "sisunani",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"essive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "sisuinani",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"essive",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "sisukseni",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"singular",
"translative"
]
},
{
"form": "sisuikseni",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"plural",
"translative"
]
},
{
"form": "sisuttani",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"abessive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "sisuittani",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"abessive",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "-",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"instructive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "-",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"instructive",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "-",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"comitative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "sisuineni",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"comitative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "no-table-tags",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"table-tags"
]
},
{
"form": "fi-decl-valo",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"inflection-template"
]
},
{
"form": "sisusi",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"nominative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "sisusi",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"nominative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "sisusi",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"nominative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "sisusi",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"nominative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "sisusi",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"genitive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "sisusi",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"genitive",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "sisusi",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"genitive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "sisujesi",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"genitive",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "sisuasi",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"partitive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "sisujasi",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"partitive",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "sisussasi",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"inessive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "sisuissasi",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"inessive",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "sisustasi",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"elative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "sisuistasi",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"elative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "sisuusi",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"illative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "sisuihisi",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"illative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "sisullasi",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"adessive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "sisuillasi",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"adessive",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "sisultasi",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"ablative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "sisuiltasi",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"ablative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "sisullesi",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"allative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "sisuillesi",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"allative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "sisunasi",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"essive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "sisuinasi",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"essive",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "sisuksesi",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"singular",
"translative"
]
},
{
"form": "sisuiksesi",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"plural",
"translative"
]
},
{
"form": "sisuttasi",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"abessive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "sisuittasi",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"abessive",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "-",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"instructive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "-",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"instructive",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "-",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"comitative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "sisuinesi",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"comitative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "no-table-tags",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"table-tags"
]
},
{
"form": "fi-decl-valo",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"inflection-template"
]
},
{
"form": "sisumme",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"nominative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "sisumme",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"nominative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "sisumme",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"nominative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "sisumme",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"nominative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "sisumme",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"genitive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "sisumme",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"genitive",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "sisumme",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"genitive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "sisujemme",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"genitive",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "sisuamme",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"partitive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "sisujamme",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"partitive",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "sisussamme",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"inessive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "sisuissamme",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"inessive",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "sisustamme",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"elative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "sisuistamme",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"elative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "sisuumme",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"illative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "sisuihimme",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"illative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "sisullamme",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"adessive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "sisuillamme",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"adessive",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "sisultamme",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"ablative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "sisuiltamme",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"ablative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "sisullemme",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"allative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "sisuillemme",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"allative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "sisunamme",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"essive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "sisuinamme",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"essive",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "sisuksemme",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"singular",
"translative"
]
},
{
"form": "sisuiksemme",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"plural",
"translative"
]
},
{
"form": "sisuttamme",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"abessive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "sisuittamme",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"abessive",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "-",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"instructive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "-",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"instructive",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "-",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"comitative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "sisuinemme",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"comitative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "no-table-tags",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"table-tags"
]
},
{
"form": "fi-decl-valo",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"inflection-template"
]
},
{
"form": "sisunne",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"nominative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "sisunne",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"nominative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "sisunne",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"nominative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "sisunne",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"nominative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "sisunne",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"genitive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "sisunne",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"genitive",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "sisunne",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"genitive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "sisujenne",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"genitive",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "sisuanne",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"partitive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "sisujanne",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"partitive",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "sisussanne",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"inessive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "sisuissanne",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"inessive",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "sisustanne",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"elative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "sisuistanne",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"elative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "sisuunne",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"illative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "sisuihinne",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"illative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "sisullanne",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"adessive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "sisuillanne",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"adessive",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "sisultanne",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"ablative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "sisuiltanne",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"ablative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "sisullenne",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"allative",
"singular"
]
},
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"ref": "1967, Jörn Donner, Uusi Maammekirja, Otava, page 54:",
"text": "En tiedä, kuka ja ketkä ovat vastuussa siitä, että Suomen saavutusten uskotaan olevan sisun aikaansaannosta. Sotakorvauksia on pidetty sellaisena, mutta myös 1950—60 -lukujen vaihteessa tapahtunutta teollisuuden laajentumista. Haluan varoittaa sinua: kaikki tämä on pelkkää myyttiä, jolla ei ole mitään tekemistä todellisuuden kanssa. Kestävyys ei ole tässä maassa sen suurempaa kuin muuallakaan.",
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"ref": "1776, Biblia, se on: koko Pyhä Raamattu suomexi [The Bible, i.e. the entire Holy Bible in Finnish], Ensimäinen Samuelin kirja (1 Samuel) 17:28:",
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