lossiksi

Finnish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈlosːiksi/, [ˈlo̞s̠ːiks̠i]
Rhymes: -osːiksi
Syllabification^(key): los‧sik‧si

Noun

lossiksi

translative singular of lossi

Etymology 2

From Swedish loss (in the verb phrase kasta loss).

Adverb

lossiksi

lyödä lossiksi, heittää lossiksi: to give up, to stop trying
Heitin diettiini lossiksi ja pian painoin taas yli 90 kiloa.
I gave up my diet and soon I weighed more than 200 pounds again.

Synonyms

läskiksi, lössiksi

Further reading

“lossiksi”, 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 2023-07-01

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