adressi

Finnish

Alternative forms

• addressi

Etymology

Borrowed from Swedish adress, from French adresse.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑdresːi/, [ˈɑ̝dre̞s̠ːi]
• Rhymes: -ɑdresːi
• Syllabification^(key): ad‧res‧si

Noun

adressi

1. petition, address (formal, written request made to an official person or organized body, usually with many signatures)
2. petition (compilation of signatures built in order to exert moral authority in support of a specific cause)

   Synonym: kansalaisaddressi

3. card, especially a formal one expressing one's feelings

   suruadressi ― condolence card

Declension

Inflection of adressi (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		adressi	adressit
genitive		adressin	adressien
partitive		adressia	adresseja
illative		adressiin	adresseihin
		singular	plural
nominative		adressi	adressit
accusative	nom.	adressi	adressit
	gen.	adressin
genitive		adressin	adressien
partitive		adressia	adresseja
inessive		adressissa	adresseissa
elative		adressista	adresseista
illative		adressiin	adresseihin
adessive		adressilla	adresseilla
ablative		adressilta	adresseilta
allative		adressille	adresseille
essive		adressina	adresseina
translative		adressiksi	adresseiksi
abessive		adressitta	adresseitta
instructive		—	adressein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of adressi (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative adressini adressini accusative nom. adressini adressini gen. adressini genitive adressini adressieni partitive adressiani adressejani inessive adressissani adresseissani elative adressistani adresseistani illative adressiini adresseihini adessive adressillani adresseillani ablative adressiltani adresseiltani allative adressilleni adresseilleni essive adressinani adresseinani translative adressikseni adresseikseni abessive adressittani adresseittani instructive — — comitative — adresseineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative adressisi adressisi accusative nom. adressisi adressisi gen. adressisi genitive adressisi adressiesi partitive adressiasi adressejasi inessive adressissasi adresseissasi elative adressistasi adresseistasi illative adressiisi adresseihisi adessive adressillasi adresseillasi ablative adressiltasi adresseiltasi allative adressillesi adresseillesi essive adressinasi adresseinasi translative adressiksesi adresseiksesi abessive adressittasi adresseittasi instructive — — comitative — adresseinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative adressimme adressimme accusative nom. adressimme adressimme gen. adressimme genitive adressimme adressiemme partitive adressiamme adressejamme inessive adressissamme adresseissamme elative adressistamme adresseistamme illative adressiimme adresseihimme adessive adressillamme adresseillamme ablative adressiltamme adresseiltamme allative adressillemme adresseillemme essive adressinamme adresseinamme translative adressiksemme adresseiksemme abessive adressittamme adresseittamme instructive — — comitative — adresseinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative adressinne adressinne accusative nom. adressinne adressinne gen. adressinne genitive adressinne adressienne partitive adressianne adressejanne inessive adressissanne adresseissanne elative adressistanne adresseistanne illative adressiinne adresseihinne adessive adressillanne adresseillanne ablative adressiltanne adresseiltanne allative adressillenne adresseillenne essive adressinanne adresseinanne translative adressiksenne adresseiksenne abessive adressittanne adresseittanne instructive — — comitative — adresseinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative adressinsa adressinsa accusative nom. adressinsa adressinsa gen. adressinsa genitive adressinsa adressiensa partitive adressiaan adressiansa adressejaan adressejansa inessive adressissaan adressissansa adresseissaan adresseissansa elative adressistaan adressistansa adresseistaan adresseistansa illative adressiinsa adresseihinsa adessive adressillaan adressillansa adresseillaan adresseillansa ablative adressiltaan adressiltansa adresseiltaan adresseiltansa allative adressilleen adressillensa adresseilleen adresseillensa essive adressinaan adressinansa adresseinaan adresseinansa translative adressikseen adressiksensa adresseikseen adresseiksensa abessive adressittaan adressittansa adresseittaan adresseittansa instructive — — comitative — adresseineen adresseinensa

Derived terms

compounds

• kansalaisadressi
• nettiadressi
• onnitteluadressi
• suruadressi
• surunvalitteluadressi
• verkkoadressi

 

Further reading

• “adressi”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-01

Ingrian

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian адрес (adres).

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈɑdresːi/, [ˈɑdre̞s̠ʲː]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈɑdresːi/, [ˈɑd̥re̞ʃːi]
• Rhymes: -ɑdresʲː, -ɑdresːi
• Hyphenation: ad‧res‧si

Noun

adressi

1. address (location of a property)
   • 1936, D. I. Efimov, Lukukirja: Inkeroisia alkușkouluja vart (ensimäine osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 4:

     Laski Mikitta jașșikkaa kirjan, i adressin kirjutti mokomaisen:

     Mikitta put a book in a box, and wrote the following address:

Declension

Declension of adressi (type 5/vahti, no gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	adressi	adressit
genitive	adressin	adressiin, adressiloin
partitive	adressia	adressija, adressiloja
illative	adressii	adressii, adressiloihe
inessive	adressiis	adressiis, adressilois
elative	adressist	adressiist, adressiloist
allative	adressille	adressiille, adressiloille
adessive	adressiil	adressiil, adressiloil
ablative	adressilt	adressiilt, adressiloilt
translative	adressiks	adressiiks, adressiloiks
essive	adressinna, adressiin	adressiinna, adressiloinna, adressiin, adressiloin
exessive1)	adressint	adressiint, adressiloint
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

References

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 2