See also: ksi, KSI, ksí, ksĭ, and -ksi-

Finnish

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Finnic *-ksi, from Proto-Uralic *-kse. Related to Erzya -кс (-ks, translative suffix) and Moksha -кс (-ks, translative suffix).

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-ksi (with a possessive suffix -kse-)

  1. used to form the translative case
    hakata ananas murskaksito beat a pineapple to pulp
  2. used to form the long first infinitive, with the meaning "in order to"; always used with a possessive suffix
    ostaakseenin order to buy
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Etymology 2

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Probably re-extracted from other words ending in -ksi.

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-ksi (slang)

  1. Forms nouns, chiefly from clippings.
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