-ksi

ksi KSI ksí ksĭ -ksi- Finnish Etymology 1 fi translativefi adverbial From fi urj-fin-pro *-ksi translative, from fi urj-pro *-kse. Related to myv -кс translative suffix and mdf -кс translative suffix. Suffix fi suffix case suffixes with a possessive suffix -kse- 1 Marks the translative case. fi hakata ananas murskaksi to beat a pineapple to pulp Forms the long first infinitive, with the meaning in order to; always used with a possessive suffix. fi ostaakseen in order to buy Usage notes Appended to the genitive singular stem. See the appendix on Finnish nominal cases for more information on how the translative case is used. A variant fi -kse is found in some adverbs; it may contain an additional k-lative ending fi -∅ k-lative (urj-fin-pro *-kse-k), or the final vowel -e- might be analogous to the possessive forms. Alternative forms fi -ks colloquial fi -x obsolete fi -xi obsolete Derived terms fi adverbial fi -ksua Further reading Etymology 2 fi nominal Probably re-extracted from other words ending in -ksi. Suffix noun fi slang Forms nouns, chiefly from clippings. Derived terms fi nominal Anagrams fi iks kis