byssa

== Finnish == === Etymology === Shortened, ultimately from Middle Dutch kabuys, probably through Swedish kabyss. Doublet of kapyysi. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbysːɑ/, [ˈbys̠ːɑ̝] Rhymes: -ysːɑ Syllabification(key): bys‧sa Hyphenation(key): bys‧sa === Noun === byssa (slang) (nautical) galley, caboose (ship kitchen) ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== kapyysi ==== See also ==== pentteri == Icelandic == === Etymology === Borrowed from Middle Low German busse, from Old Saxon *buhsa, from Proto-West Germanic *buhsā. Cognate with Swedish bössa, Danish bøsse. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈpɪsːa/ Rhymes: -ɪsːa === Noun === byssa f (genitive singular byssu, nominative plural byssur) gun ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === See also === == Norwegian Bokmål == === Alternative forms === byssen === Noun === byssa m or f definite feminine singular of bysse == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Noun === byssa f definite singular of bysse == Swedish == === Etymology === Short form of kabyss. Compare Norwegian Bokmål bysse, Norwegian Nynorsk bysse. === Noun === byssa c (nautical, slang) a galley (ship's kitchen) Synonym: kabyss ==== Declension ==== ==== See also ==== byssan lull === References === Terms with translations from the Swedish Maritime Administration