hissi

hissi

1. inflection of hissar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Borrowed from Swedish hiss, ultimately from Middle Low German hissen of uncertain origin.

• IPA^(key): /ˈhisːi/, [ˈhis̠ːi]
• Rhymes: -isːi
• Syllabification^(key): his‧si

hissi

1. elevator, lift (mechanical device for vertically transporting goods or people)

   älä käytä hissiä tulipalon sattuessa ― do not use the elevator/lift in case of fire

2. (idiomatic) elevator as metaphor for mental capabilities, as in the English expression "one's elevator doesn't go all the way to the top"

   Luulen, että hänellä ei mene hissi ylös asti.

   I think that his elevator doesn't go all the way to the top.

• “hissi”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (online dictionary, continuously updated, in Finnish), Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

hissi

1. hair