Piiskasi

Piiskasi is a Finnish word that functions as the second-person singular possessive form of the noun piiska, meaning "your whip." It is used to indicate that the item referred to belongs to the person being spoken to.

Etymology and morphology: The base noun piiska means "whip" or "lash." The possessive suffix -si attaches to the noun to mark ownership by the listener, producing piiskasi. This form contrasts with piiskani (my whip) and piiskansa (his/her/its whip), while piiskanne denotes "your (plural) whip." The construction follows standard Finnish possessive patterns and does not require additional pronouns to clarify ownership.

Usage: Piiskasi appears in literal contexts discussing a whip and in metaphorical or literary contexts where a whip or a controlling instrument is referenced. Example: "Piiskasi on pöydällä." translates to "Your whip is on the table." The form can be combined with adjectives and other modifiers just like other Finnish nouns, and it aligns with normal subject–predicate sentence structure.

Notes: As a possessive form, piiskasi is sentence-dependent and requires a grammatical subject to provide context. It is most common in everyday Finnish when the speaker directly references something owned by the listener. In most casual conversations, more general possessive forms (my, your, his/her) are used interchangeably with the rest of the sentence structure.

See also: Finnish language, possessive suffixes, piiska.