/ˈpusːi/, [ˈpus̠ːi]
OriginBorrowed from Old Swedish pusi, posi (compare modern Swedish påse), from Proto-Germanic *pusô.
- bag (small, flexible container for items; made of e.g. paper or plastic, either for packaging or storage, or for carrying, in which case usually smaller than a kassi)
- pouch, sac, bag
- pocket
- colloquial, in-pluralscrotum, nutbag
- in-compoundsTogether with certain modifiers used to produce compound terms meaning a person who has a lot of a given characteristic; bag of
“äkäinen (“ill-tempered”) > äkäpussi (“shrew”)”
“kiukku (“anger”) > kiukkupussi (“a person who is easily angered”)”
“sisu (“willpower, guts”) > sisupussi (“an obstinate person”)”
Formspussi(nominative, singular) · pussit(nominative, plural) · pussi(accusative, nominative, singular) · pussit(accusative, nominative, plural) · pussin(accusative, genitive, singular) · pussit(accusative, genitive, plural) · pussin(genitive, singular) · pussien(genitive, plural) · pussia(partitive, singular) · pusseja(partitive, plural) · pussissa(inessive, singular) · pusseissa(inessive, plural) · pussista(elative, singular) · pusseista(elative, plural) · pussiin(illative, singular) · pusseihin(illative, plural) · pussilla(adessive, singular) · pusseilla(adessive, plural) · pussilta(ablative, singular) · pusseilta(ablative, plural)