kassi

See also: käṣṣi and käṣṣī

Estonian

Pronunciation 1

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑsːi/

Noun

kassi

1. genitive singular of kass

Pronunciation 2

• IPA^(key): /kˈɑsːi/

Noun

kassi

1. partitive singular of kass

Faroese

Etymology

Borrowed from Danish kasse, from Old French casse, from Latin capsa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkasːɪ/

  Rhymes: -asːɪ

Noun

kassi m (genitive singular kassa, plural kassar)

1. box, case of iron, wood, etc.; bigger than an eskja
2. cash box, cash register
3. cash desk in a supermarket, bank, etc.

Declension

m1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	kassi	kassin	kassar	kassarnir
accusative	kassa	kassan	kassar	kassarnar
dative	kassa	kassanum	kassum	kassunum
genitive	kassa	kassans	kassa	kassanna

m3	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	kassi	kassin	kassar	kassarnir
accusative	kassa	kassan	kassar	kassarnar
dative	kassa	kassanum	køssum	køssunum
genitive	kassa	kassans	kassa	kassanna

Derived terms

• girkassi

Further reading

• "kassi" at Sprotin.fo

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from Swedish kasse.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑsːi/, [ˈkɑ̝s̠ːi]
• Rhymes: -ɑsːi
• Syllabification^(key): kas‧si
• Hyphenation^(key): kas‧si

Noun

kassi

1. bag, tote bag (large, flexible bag used to carry around items)
2. (colloquial, in the plural) scrotum, nutbag

   Synonyms: kivespussi, (colloquial, in the plural) munapussi, pussi

Usage notes

See usage notes at laukku.

Declension

Inflection of kassi (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		kassi	kassit
genitive		kassin	kassien
partitive		kassia	kasseja
illative		kassiin	kasseihin
		singular	plural
nominative		kassi	kassit
accusative	nom.	kassi	kassit
	gen.	kassin
genitive		kassin	kassien
partitive		kassia	kasseja
inessive		kassissa	kasseissa
elative		kassista	kasseista
illative		kassiin	kasseihin
adessive		kassilla	kasseilla
ablative		kassilta	kasseilta
allative		kassille	kasseille
essive		kassina	kasseina
translative		kassiksi	kasseiksi
abessive		kassitta	kasseitta
instructive		—	kassein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of kassi (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kassini kassini accusative nom. kassini kassini gen. kassini genitive kassini kassieni partitive kassiani kassejani inessive kassissani kasseissani elative kassistani kasseistani illative kassiini kasseihini adessive kassillani kasseillani ablative kassiltani kasseiltani allative kassilleni kasseilleni essive kassinani kasseinani translative kassikseni kasseikseni abessive kassittani kasseittani instructive — — comitative — kasseineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kassisi kassisi accusative nom. kassisi kassisi gen. kassisi genitive kassisi kassiesi partitive kassiasi kassejasi inessive kassissasi kasseissasi elative kassistasi kasseistasi illative kassiisi kasseihisi adessive kassillasi kasseillasi ablative kassiltasi kasseiltasi allative kassillesi kasseillesi essive kassinasi kasseinasi translative kassiksesi kasseiksesi abessive kassittasi kasseittasi instructive — — comitative — kasseinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kassimme kassimme accusative nom. kassimme kassimme gen. kassimme genitive kassimme kassiemme partitive kassiamme kassejamme inessive kassissamme kasseissamme elative kassistamme kasseistamme illative kassiimme kasseihimme adessive kassillamme kasseillamme ablative kassiltamme kasseiltamme allative kassillemme kasseillemme essive kassinamme kasseinamme translative kassiksemme kasseiksemme abessive kassittamme kasseittamme instructive — — comitative — kasseinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kassinne kassinne accusative nom. kassinne kassinne gen. kassinne genitive kassinne kassienne partitive kassianne kassejanne inessive kassissanne kasseissanne elative kassistanne kasseistanne illative kassiinne kasseihinne adessive kassillanne kasseillanne ablative kassiltanne kasseiltanne allative kassillenne kasseillenne essive kassinanne kasseinanne translative kassiksenne kasseiksenne abessive kassittanne kasseittanne instructive — — comitative — kasseinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative kassinsa kassinsa accusative nom. kassinsa kassinsa gen. kassinsa genitive kassinsa kassiensa partitive kassiaan kassiansa kassejaan kassejansa inessive kassissaan kassissansa kasseissaan kasseissansa elative kassistaan kassistansa kasseistaan kasseistansa illative kassiinsa kasseihinsa adessive kassillaan kassillansa kasseillaan kasseillansa ablative kassiltaan kassiltansa kasseiltaan kasseiltansa allative kassilleen kassillensa kasseilleen kasseillensa essive kassinaan kassinansa kasseinaan kasseinansa translative kassikseen kassiksensa kasseikseen kasseiksensa abessive kassittaan kassittansa kasseittaan kasseittansa instructive — — comitative — kasseineen kasseinensa

Derived terms

compounds

• eväskassi
• jenkkikassi
• jätekassi
• kalakassi
• kangaskassi
• kantokassi
• kassialma
• kassikotka
• kassilohi
• kauppakassi
• kestokassi
• kylmäkassi
• muovikassi
• ostoskassi
• paperikassi
• putkikassi
• torikassi
• treenikassi
• urheilukassi
• verkkokassi

See also

• kontti
• laukku
• pussi
• säkki

References

• Häkkinen, Kaisa (2004), Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja [Modern Finnish Etymological Dictionary] (in Finnish), Juva: WSOY, →ISBN

Further reading

• “kassi”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023

Anagrams

• Saksi, aksis, kissa, saksi

Icelandic

Etymology

Borrowed from Danish kasse, from Old French casse, from Latin capsa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkʰas(ː)ɪ]

  Rhymes: -asːɪ

Noun

kassi m (genitive singular kassa, nominative plural kassar)

1. box

Declension

Declension of kassi (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	kassi	kassinn	kassar	kassarnir
accusative	kassa	kassann	kassa	kassana
dative	kassa	kassanum	kössum	kössunum
genitive	kassa	kassans	kassa	kassanna

Derived terms

• imbakassi
• kassalaga
• kössóttur
• vatnskassi

Ulithian

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

kassi

1. question

References

• Yap State Department of Education (2025), Yaar Yaelwich Dekseneeri Irel Yal'ool Yiuldiy [Children's Picture Dictionary In Ulithian]‎^[2] (in Ulithian and English), 1st edition, Auckland, New Zealand: Ultimo Global, page 31