suitsait
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Finnish[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
May originate from huit hait under influence from sujua,[1] or as a rhyme for sait (literally “you got”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Adverb[edit]
suitsait (colloquial)
Usage notes[edit]
Used especially in the phrase suitsait sukkelaan.
References[edit]
- ^ Forsberg, Ulla-Maija (2021) Stadin slangin etymologinen sanakirja [Etymological Dictionary of Helsinki Slang][1] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources), Helsinki: Gaudeamus, →ISBN
Further reading[edit]
- “suitsait”, 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