paitsi
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Finnish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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[edit]
- IPA(key): /ˈpɑi̯tsi/, [ˈpɑ̝i̯ts̠i]
- IPA(key): /ˈpɑi̯tsiˣ/, [ˈpɑ̝i̯ts̠i(ʔ)]
- Rhymes: -ɑitsi
- Syllabification(key): pait‧si
Adverb[edit]
paitsi
- except, other than
- sitä paitsi ― besides, in addition
- jäädä paitsi ― to miss out on something
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “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