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byssa

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Finnish

Etymology

Shortened, ultimately from Middle Dutch kabuys, probably through Swedish kabyss.

Doublet of kapyysi.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbysːɑ/, [ˈbys̠ːɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -ysːɑ
  • Syllabification(key): bys‧sa
  • Hyphenation(key): bys‧sa

Noun

byssa (slang)

  1. (nautical) galley, caboose (ship kitchen)

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Icelandic

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Low German busse, from Old Saxon *buhsa, from Proto-West Germanic *buhsā. Cognate with Swedish bössa, Danish bøsse.

Pronunciation

Noun

byssa f (genitive singular byssu, nominative plural byssur)

  1. gun

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Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

Noun

byssa m or f

  1. definite feminine singular of bysse

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

byssa f

  1. definite singular of bysse

Swedish

Etymology

Short form of kabyss. Compare Norwegian Bokmål bysse, Norwegian Nynorsk bysse.

Noun

byssa c

  1. (nautical, slang) a galley (ship's kitchen)
    Synonym: kabyss

Declension

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