bössa

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish byssa, bössa (“rifle, cannon”), from Middle Low German büsse (“box, gun”), from Medieval Latin buxis, from Ancient Greek πῠξῐ́ς (puxís), from πῠ́ξος (púxos, “box wood”). Cognate with bush.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /²bœsːa/

Noun

bössa c

1. (informal) rifle

   Synonym: gevär

2. small box for storing money, like coins, a charity box, a collection box

Declension

Declension of bössa
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	bössa	bössan	bössor	bössorna
Genitive	bössas	bössans	bössors	bössornas

Derived terms

• hagelbössa (“shotgun”)
• sparbössa
• ärtbössa

Related terms

• box

References

• bössa in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• bössa in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• bössa in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)