byssa

Finnish

Etymology

Shortened, ultimately from Middle Dutch kabuys, probably through Swedish kabyss.

Doublet of kapyysi.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbysːɑ/, [ˈbys̠ːɑ]
  • Rhymes: -ysːɑ
  • Syllabification(key): bys‧sa

Noun

byssa

  1. (slang, nautical) galley, caboose (ship kitchen)

Declension

Inflection of byssa (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative byssa byssat
genitive byssan byssien
partitive byssaa byssia
illative byssaan byssiin
singular plural
nominative byssa byssat
accusative nom. byssa byssat
gen. byssan
genitive byssan byssien
byssainrare
partitive byssaa byssia
inessive byssassa byssissa
elative byssasta byssista
illative byssaan byssiin
adessive byssalla byssilla
ablative byssalta byssilta
allative byssalle byssille
essive byssana byssina
translative byssaksi byssiksi
instructive byssin
abessive byssatta byssitta
comitative byssineen
Possessive forms of byssa (type koira)
possessor singular plural
1st person byssani byssamme
2nd person byssasi byssanne
3rd person byssansa

Synonyms

See also


Icelandic

Etymology

From Middle Low German busse, from Old Saxon *buhsa, from Proto-West Germanic *buhsā. Cognate with Swedish bössa, Danish bøsse.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpɪsːa/
    Rhymes: -ɪsːa

Noun

byssa f (genitive singular byssu, nominative plural byssur)

  1. gun

Declension

Derived terms

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Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

Noun

byssa m or f

  1. definite feminine singular of bysse

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

byssa f

  1. definite singular of bysse
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