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 (informal) gun (shooting weapon functioning through stored energy) rifle-esque device Hyponyms: hagelbössa (“shotgun”), handbössa (“handgun”), kulbössa (“rifle”), pilbössa (“crossbow”), spjutbössa (“speargun”) Synonym: gevär any gun: cannon, firearm, flamethrower etc small box for storing money, like coins, a charity box, a collection box ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== box === References === bössa in Svensk ordbok (SO) bössa in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB) bössa in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)