kassi

Pronunciation 1

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑsːi/

Pronunciation 2

• IPA^(key): /kˈɑsːi/

Etymology

Borrowed from Danish kasse, from Old French casse, from Latin capsa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkasːɪ/

  Rhymes: -asːɪ

Noun

kassi m (genitive singular kassa, plural kassar)

1. box, case of iron, wood, etc.; bigger than an eskja
2. cash box, cash register
3. cash desk in a supermarket, bank, etc.

Further reading

• "kassi" at Sprotin.fo

Etymology

Borrowed from Swedish kasse.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑsːi/, [ˈkɑ̝s̠ːi]
• Rhymes: -ɑsːi
• Hyphenation^(key): kas‧si

Noun

kassi

1. bag, tote bag (large, flexible bag used to carry around items)
2. (colloquial, in the plural) scrotum

See also

• kontti
• laukku
• pussi
• säkki

References

• Häkkinen, Kaisa (2004) Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja [Modern Finnish Etymological Dictionary] (in Finnish), Juva: WSOY, →ISBN

Further reading

• “kassi”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

Anagrams

• Saksi, aksis, kissa, saksi

Etymology

Borrowed from Danish kasse, from Old French casse, from Latin capsa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʰasːɪ/

  Rhymes: -asːɪ

Noun

kassi m (genitive singular kassa, nominative plural kassar)

1. box