bossi

See also: Bossi

Franco-Provençal

Noun

bossi (Dauphinois, Lyonnais)

1. Alternative form of bosse (“barrel”)

References

• Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “*buttia”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volumes 1: A–B, page 659

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɔsːɪ/
• Rhymes: -ɔsːɪ

Etymology 1

A hypocorism, from botn (“bottom”) +‎ -si.

Noun

bossi m (genitive singular bossa, nominative plural bossar)

1. (informal) butt, bum (especially of children, when speaking to children or when implying cuteness)

   Synonyms: afturendi, bakhluti, botn, rass

Declension

Declension of bossi (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	bossi	bossinn	bossar	bossarnir
accusative	bossa	bossann	bossa	bossana
dative	bossa	bossanum	bossum	bossunum
genitive	bossa	bossans	bossa	bossanna

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English boss.

Alternative forms

• boss

Noun

bossi m (genitive singular bossa, nominative plural bossar)

1. (informal) boss (leader, person in charge)

   Synonym: yfirmaður

Declension

Declension of bossi (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	bossi	bossinn	bossar	bossarnir
accusative	bossa	bossann	bossa	bossana
dative	bossa	bossanum	bossum	bossunum
genitive	bossa	bossans	bossa	bossanna

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɔs.si/
• Rhymes: -ɔssi
• Hyphenation: bòs‧si

Noun

bossi m

1. plural of bosso

Anagrams

• bisso, bissò

Sassarese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbossi/

Noun

bossi f pl

1. plural of bossa