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

1. (informal) rifle

   Synonym: gevär

2. small box for storing money, like coins, a charity box, a collection box

Declension

Declension of bössa

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	bössa	bössas
	definite	bössan	bössans
plural	indefinite	bössor	bössors
	definite	bössorna	bössornas

Derived terms

• hagelbössa (“shotgun”)
• sparbössa
• ärtbössa

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)