paitsi

Finnish edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Finnic *pagicci, roughly equivalent to pa- +‎ -itse, from a stem of unknown origin; perhaps related to paeta.^[1] Related to Karelian paittše and Livvi paitše.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈpɑi̯tsi/, [ˈpɑ̝i̯ts̠i]
IPA^(key): /ˈpɑi̯tsiˣ/, [ˈpɑ̝i̯ts̠i(ʔ)]
Rhymes: -ɑitsi
Syllabification^(key): pait‧si

Adverb edit

paitsi

except, other than
sitä paitsi ― besides, in addition

jäädä paitsi ― to miss out on something

Derived terms edit

paitsio

References edit

^ Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “paitsi”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN

Further reading edit

“paitsi”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

Anagrams edit

paisti, paitis, pistia, siipat

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