lössiksi

Finnish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈløsːiksi/, [ˈlø̞s̠ːiks̠i]
  • Rhymes: -øsːiksi
  • Syllabification(key): lös‧sik‧si
  • Hyphenation(key): lös‧sik‧si

Etymology 1

Variant of lossiksi, perhaps contaminated by lössi (group of people).

Adverb

lössiksi (informal)

  1. In expressions referring to not trying anymore
    lyödä lössiksi / heittää lössiksito give up, to stop trying
    Heitin diettiini lössiksi ja pian painoin taas yli 90 kiloa.
    I gave up my diet and soon I weighed more than 200 pounds again.
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Etymology 2

Noun

lössiksi

  1. translative singular of lössi