paitsi

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *pagicci, roughly equivalent to pa- +‎ -itse, from a stem of unknown origin; perhaps related to paeta. 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

• paitsio

Further reading

• “paitsi”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

Anagrams

• paisti, paitis, pistia, siipat