paitsi

Finnish

Etymology

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

Adverb

paitsi

  1. except, other than
    sitä paitsi ― besides, in addition
    jäädä paitsi ― to miss out on something

Derived terms

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

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