nysse

From a Tampere dialect contraction of nyt (“now”) + se (“it”). According to a 1980s anecdote it was mistaken for a noun by a visitor to Tampere who heard natives say at the bus stop nysse tulee (“now it comes”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈnysːe/, [ˈnys̠ːe̞]
• Rhymes: -ysːe
• Syllabification^(key): nys‧se
• Hyphenation^(key): nys‧se

nysse (colloquial)

1. bus, particularly one that is part of the public transport system of Tampere.
   • 2016 Vaikuttaako koko? Aamulehti August 18, 2016, Number 225(43866), page A1:

     Tampereen nysseissä isommatkin hurtat ovat nykyään sallittuja, mutta toteutuuko käytäntö tositilanteessa?

     In the buses of Tampere even big dogs are allowed today, but is the practice followed in a real life situation?

• bussi
• dösä
• linja-auto
• onnikka