byssa

Finnish

Etymology

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

Doublet of kapyysi.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

byssa (slang)

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

Declension

Inflection of byssa (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative		byssa	byssat
genitive		byssan	byssien
partitive		byssaa	byssia
illative		byssaan	byssiin
		singular	plural
nominative		byssa	byssat
accusative	nom.	byssa	byssat
	gen.	byssan
genitive		byssan	byssien byssain rare
partitive		byssaa	byssia
inessive		byssassa	byssissa
elative		byssasta	byssista
illative		byssaan	byssiin
adessive		byssalla	byssilla
ablative		byssalta	byssilta
allative		byssalle	byssille
essive		byssana	byssina
translative		byssaksi	byssiksi
abessive		byssatta	byssitta
instructive		—	byssin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of byssa (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative byssani byssani accusative nom. byssani byssani gen. byssani genitive byssani byssieni byssaini rare partitive byssaani byssiani inessive byssassani byssissani elative byssastani byssistani illative byssaani byssiini adessive byssallani byssillani ablative byssaltani byssiltani allative byssalleni byssilleni essive byssanani byssinani translative byssakseni byssikseni abessive byssattani byssittani instructive — — comitative — byssineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative byssasi byssasi accusative nom. byssasi byssasi gen. byssasi genitive byssasi byssiesi byssaisi rare partitive byssaasi byssiasi inessive byssassasi byssissasi elative byssastasi byssistasi illative byssaasi byssiisi adessive byssallasi byssillasi ablative byssaltasi byssiltasi allative byssallesi byssillesi essive byssanasi byssinasi translative byssaksesi byssiksesi abessive byssattasi byssittasi instructive — — comitative — byssinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative byssamme byssamme accusative nom. byssamme byssamme gen. byssamme genitive byssamme byssiemme byssaimme rare partitive byssaamme byssiamme inessive byssassamme byssissamme elative byssastamme byssistamme illative byssaamme byssiimme adessive byssallamme byssillamme ablative byssaltamme byssiltamme allative byssallemme byssillemme essive byssanamme byssinamme translative byssaksemme byssiksemme abessive byssattamme byssittamme instructive — — comitative — byssinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative byssanne byssanne accusative nom. byssanne byssanne gen. byssanne genitive byssanne byssienne byssainne rare partitive byssaanne byssianne inessive byssassanne byssissanne elative byssastanne byssistanne illative byssaanne byssiinne adessive byssallanne byssillanne ablative byssaltanne byssiltanne allative byssallenne byssillenne essive byssananne byssinanne translative byssaksenne byssiksenne abessive byssattanne byssittanne instructive — — comitative — byssinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative byssansa byssansa accusative nom. byssansa byssansa gen. byssansa genitive byssansa byssiensa byssainsa rare partitive byssaansa byssiaan byssiansa inessive byssassaan byssassansa byssissaan byssissansa elative byssastaan byssastansa byssistaan byssistansa illative byssaansa byssiinsa adessive byssallaan byssallansa byssillaan byssillansa ablative byssaltaan byssaltansa byssiltaan byssiltansa allative byssalleen byssallensa byssilleen byssillensa essive byssanaan byssanansa byssinaan byssinansa translative byssakseen byssaksensa byssikseen byssiksensa abessive byssattaan byssattansa byssittaan byssittansa instructive — — comitative — byssineen byssinensa

Synonyms

• kapyysi

See also

• pentteri

Icelandic

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɪsːa/

  Rhymes: -ɪsːa

Noun

byssa f (genitive singular byssu, nominative plural byssur)

1. gun

Declension

Declension of byssa (feminine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	byssa	byssan	byssur	byssurnar
accusative	byssu	byssuna	byssur	byssurnar
dative	byssu	byssunni	byssum	byssunum
genitive	byssu	byssunnar	byssa, byssna	byssanna, byssnanna

Derived terms

• byssugikkur
• byssukúla (“bullet”)
• byssustingur m (“bayonet”)
• fallbyssa (“cannon”)
• haglabyssa (“shotgun”)
• loftbyssa
• hríðskotabyssa (“submachine gun”)
• skammbyssa (“handgun”)
• teygjubyssa (“slingshot”)
• vélbyssa (“machine gun”)

See also

• framhlaðningur
• gikkur
• kjaftur
• riffill
• skotvopn

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• byssen

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

Declension of byssa

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	byssa	byssas
	definite	byssan	byssans
plural	indefinite	byssor	byssors
	definite	byssorna	byssornas

See also

• byssan lull

References

• Terms with translations from the Swedish Maritime Administration