kissa

Borrowed from Swedish kisse, kissa (“cat”), with other dialectal forms including kise, kiss.[1] Probably ultimately from a cat call "kis-kis-kis" used throughout Europe (see kis; also compare Russian киса (kisa)).

• IPA^(key): /ˈkisːɑ/, [ˈkis̠ːɑ]
• Rhymes: -isːɑ
• Syllabification^(key): kis‧sa

kissa

kissa

1. cat (Felis catus)

   Kukas sen kissan hännän nostaisi, ellei kissa itse? ― Who would raise the cat's tail if not the cat itself?

2. (slang) cat, chick, fox (a sexy young woman)

• (colloquial) katti
• (diminutive) mirri, kissimirri
• (child's speech) kissi, kisu
• (species) kesykissa, kotikissa

• kissanpentu
• kolli

• Kven: kissa

• "kissa" in Kielitoimiston sanakirja (Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish).

• Saksi, aksis, kassi, saksi

• IPA^(key): /kís.sà/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [cɪ́s.sə̀]

kissà f (plural kissōshī, possessed form kissàr̃)

1. intrigue, underhand dealing, any deceitful means to accomplishing something

Borrowed from an Indo-European language (compare Swedish kisse and Russian киса (kisa)). Cognates include Finnish kissa and Karelian kišša.

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈkisːɑ/, [ˈkis̠ː]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈkisːɑ/, [ˈkiʃːɑ]
• Rhymes: -isːɑ
• Hyphenation: kis‧sa

kissa

1. cat (Felis catus)
   • 1936, N. A. Iljin and V. I. Junus, Bukvari iƶoroin șkouluja vart, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 23:

     Kiko ono kissa. Emma ono hiiri.

     Kiko is a cat. Emma is a mouse.

   • 1936, D. I. Efimov, Lukukirja: Inkeroisia alkușkouluja vart (toin osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 86:

     A siä miks kissaa obiƶoitat?

     And why do you offend a cat?

• kasi

• V. I. Junus (1936) Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka‎, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 8

kissa

1. Rōmaji transcription of きっさ

• kazi

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Compare Finnish kissa.

kissa (genitive [please provide], partitive [please provide])

1. cat

From Finnish kissa (“cat”), from Swedish kissa (“cat”), feminine form of kisse (“cat, kitty”), from the interjection kiss.

• IPA^(key): /ˈkisːɑ/

• Rhymes: -isːɑ
• Hyphenation: kis‧sa

kissa (genitive kissan, partitive kissaa)

1. a cat (a domesticated species (Felis catus) of feline animal, commonly kept as a house pet.) (Can we add an example for this sense?)
2. a female cat

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kissa

1. masculine/neuter genitive/dative singular of ka

Onomatopoeic based on pissa.

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɪsˌa/

kissa (present kissar, preterite kissade, supine kissat, imperative kissa)

1. to pee

   Synonyms: pinka, pissa

• kissa på sig

Feminine form of kisse.

kissa c

1. (colloquial, endearing) (female) cat, pussy-cat

• kissa in Svensk ordbok.

• Isaks

kissa

1. folktale

kissa

1. to tell (a fictitious story)