bössa

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish byssa, bössa (“rifle, cannon, box”), from Middle Low German büsse (“box, gun”), from Medieval Latin buxis, from Ancient Greek πῠξῐ́ς (pŭxĭ́s), from πῠ́ξος (pŭ́xos, “box wood”). Cognate with bush.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²bœsːa/

Noun

bössa c

  1. (informal) gun (shooting weapon functioning through stored energy)
    1. rifle-esque device
      Hyponyms: hagelbössa (“shotgun”), handbössa (“handgun”), kulbössa (“rifle”), pilbössa (“crossbow”), spjutbössa (“speargun”)
      Synonym: gevär
    2. any gun: cannon, firearm, flamethrower etc
  2. small box for storing money, like coins, a charity box, a collection box

Declension

Declension of bössa
nominative genitive
singular indefinite bössa bössas
definite bössan bössans
plural indefinite bössor bössors
definite bössorna bössornas

Derived terms

gun
  • bösskolv (“buttstock”)
  • bösskott (“gun shot”)
  • dubbelbössa (“double-barreled gun”)
  • enkelbössa (“single-barreled gun”)
  • flintbössa (“flintlock-gun”)
  • fågelbössa (“fowling-gun”)
  • hagelbössa (“shotgun”)
  • hakebössa (“handcannon, heavy firearm”)
  • handbössa (“handgun, firearm”)
  • korkbössa (“popgun”)
  • kulbössa (“rifle”)
  • låsbössa (“firearm with locking mechanism”, literally “lock-gun”)
  • pilbössa (“crossbow”, literally “arrow gun”)
  • spjutbössa (“speargun”)
  • ärtbössa (“peashooter”)
box
  • fattigbössa (“poor box, mite box”)
  • insamlingsbössa (“charity box, collecting box”)
  • sparbössa (“money box, piggy bank”)

References

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