lossiksi

Finnish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlosːiksi/, [ˈlo̞s̠ːiks̠i]
  • Rhymes: -osːiksi
  • Syllabification(key): los‧sik‧si
  • Hyphenation(key): los‧sik‧si

Etymology 1

From Swedish loss (in the verb phrase kasta loss).

Adverb

lossiksi (informal)

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

Etymology 2

Noun

lossiksi

  1. translative singular of lossi

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