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
  • Hyphenation(key): pait‧si

Preposition

paitsi

  1. except, other than
    Kaikki katsoivat ottelua paitsi minä.
    Everyone was watching the match, except me.
    Tänne voi tuoda kaikkea muuta paitsi ongelmajätteitä.
    You can bring everything else here except hazardous waste.
  2. (archaic) besides, in addition to [with partitive]

Conjunction

paitsi

  1. not just, not only (... myös (“(but) also”))
    Hän on paitsi viisas myös komea.
    He is not just wise, but also handsome.

Adverb

paitsi

  1. without (lacking)
    sitä paitsi ― besides, in addition
    jäädä paitsi ― to miss out on something
    paitsi jos ― unless
    Olemme viljasta paitsi.
    We are without grain. / We are in want of grain.

Derived terms

References

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

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