krassi

Finnish

Etymology

From Swedish krasse.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkrɑsːi/, [ˈkrɑ̝s̠ːi]
• Rhymes: -ɑsːi
• Hyphenation^(key): kras‧si

Noun

krassi

1. (botany) cress (several plants of the genus Lepidium).

Usage notes

As is common with the names of plants, the relation between Finnish and English terms is all but straightforward. The Finnish word krassi refers primarily to plants within genus Lepidium. In English they are commonly called cress, but especially certain species also pepperwort, peppercress and peppercrass. krassi may also be used as short form of vesikrassi and koristekrassi, which refer to plants in the genera Nasturtium (commonly watercress) and Tropaeolum (commonly nasturtium) respectively. The English word cress may also be used of plants in genera Barbarea, i.e. land cress or wintercress (in Finnish kanankaali), Arabis i.e. rock cress (in Finnish pitkäpalko or pölkkyruoho), Arabidopsis i.e. thale cress (in Finnish lituruoho). There are additional common names as well which are not mentioned above.

Declension

Inflection of krassi (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		krassi	krassit
genitive		krassin	krassien
partitive		krassia	krasseja
illative		krassiin	krasseihin
		singular	plural
nominative		krassi	krassit
accusative	nom.	krassi	krassit
	gen.	krassin
genitive		krassin	krassien
partitive		krassia	krasseja
inessive		krassissa	krasseissa
elative		krassista	krasseista
illative		krassiin	krasseihin
adessive		krassilla	krasseilla
ablative		krassilta	krasseilta
allative		krassille	krasseille
essive		krassina	krasseina
translative		krassiksi	krasseiksi
abessive		krassitta	krasseitta
instructive		—	krassein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

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

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative krassini krassini accusative nom. krassini krassini gen. krassini genitive krassini krassieni partitive krassiani krassejani inessive krassissani krasseissani elative krassistani krasseistani illative krassiini krasseihini adessive krassillani krasseillani ablative krassiltani krasseiltani allative krassilleni krasseilleni essive krassinani krasseinani translative krassikseni krasseikseni abessive krassittani krasseittani instructive — — comitative — krasseineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative krassisi krassisi accusative nom. krassisi krassisi gen. krassisi genitive krassisi krassiesi partitive krassiasi krassejasi inessive krassissasi krasseissasi elative krassistasi krasseistasi illative krassiisi krasseihisi adessive krassillasi krasseillasi ablative krassiltasi krasseiltasi allative krassillesi krasseillesi essive krassinasi krasseinasi translative krassiksesi krasseiksesi abessive krassittasi krasseittasi instructive — — comitative — krasseinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative krassimme krassimme accusative nom. krassimme krassimme gen. krassimme genitive krassimme krassiemme partitive krassiamme krassejamme inessive krassissamme krasseissamme elative krassistamme krasseistamme illative krassiimme krasseihimme adessive krassillamme krasseillamme ablative krassiltamme krasseiltamme allative krassillemme krasseillemme essive krassinamme krasseinamme translative krassiksemme krasseiksemme abessive krassittamme krasseittamme instructive — — comitative — krasseinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative krassinne krassinne accusative nom. krassinne krassinne gen. krassinne genitive krassinne krassienne partitive krassianne krassejanne inessive krassissanne krasseissanne elative krassistanne krasseistanne illative krassiinne krasseihinne adessive krassillanne krasseillanne ablative krassiltanne krasseiltanne allative krassillenne krasseillenne essive krassinanne krasseinanne translative krassiksenne krasseiksenne abessive krassittanne krasseittanne instructive — — comitative — krasseinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative krassinsa krassinsa accusative nom. krassinsa krassinsa gen. krassinsa genitive krassinsa krassiensa partitive krassiaan krassiansa krassejaan krassejansa inessive krassissaan krassissansa krasseissaan krasseissansa elative krassistaan krassistansa krasseistaan krasseistansa illative krassiinsa krasseihinsa adessive krassillaan krassillansa krasseillaan krasseillansa ablative krassiltaan krassiltansa krasseiltaan krasseiltansa allative krassilleen krassillensa krasseilleen krasseillensa essive krassinaan krassinansa krasseinaan krasseinansa translative krassikseen krassiksensa krasseikseen krasseiksensa abessive krassittaan krassittansa krasseittaan krasseittansa instructive — — comitative — krasseineen krasseinensa

Derived terms

• andienkrassi (“Lepidium meyenii”)
• argentiinankrassi (“Lepidium bonariense”)
• haarakrassi (“Lepidium ramosissimum”)
• isokrassi (“Lepidium latifolium”)
• kenttäkrassi (“Lepidium campestre”)
• nurmikrassi (“Lepidium heterophyllum”)
• pihakrassi (“Lepidium ruderale”)
• ratakrassi (“Lepidium densiflorum”)
• rikkakrassi (“Lepidium neglectum”)
• sepiväkrassi (“Lepidium perfoliatum”)
• virginiankrassi (“Lepidium virginicum”)

 

compounds

• koristekrassi
• koristekrassikasvi
• köynnöskrassi
• maustekrassi
• vesikrassi
• vihanneskrassi (“Lepidium sativum”)

 

Further reading

• “krassi”, 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 2023-07-02