kos
Afrikaans
Etymology
Noun
kos (plural kosse, diminutive kossie)
Usage notes
The diminutive singular is rarely used, while the diminutive plural, kossies, is more commonly found in language used for infants and small children.
Albanian
Etymology
From Old Church Slavonic квасъ (kvasŭ, “sour dough, sour drink”).[1]
Noun
kos m (indefinite plural kosë, definite singular kosi, definite plural kosët)
References
- ↑ Orel, Vladimir (1998), “kos”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, page 192
Czech
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Proto-Slavic *kosъ.
Noun
kos m anim
Declension
Derived terms
Noun
kos
- genitive plural of kosa
Anagrams
Danish
Noun
kos c
- genitive singular indefinite of ko
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkoːs/
Verb
kos
- second-person singular imperative of kosen
Hausa
Noun
kôs m
Hungarian
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈkoʃ]
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Audio (file) - Hyphenation: kos
Noun
kos (plural kosok)
- ram (a male sheep)
Declension
| Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | kos | kosok |
| accusative | kost | kosokat |
| dative | kosnak | kosoknak |
| instrumental | kossal | kosokkal |
| causal-final | kosért | kosokért |
| translative | kossá | kosokká |
| terminative | kosig | kosokig |
| essive-formal | kosként | kosokként |
| essive-modal | — | — |
| inessive | kosban | kosokban |
| superessive | koson | kosokon |
| adessive | kosnál | kosoknál |
| illative | kosba | kosokba |
| sublative | kosra | kosokra |
| allative | koshoz | kosokhoz |
| elative | kosból | kosokból |
| delative | kosról | kosokról |
| ablative | kostól | kosoktól |
| Possessive forms of kos | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
| 1st person sing. | kosom | kosaim |
| 2nd person sing. | kosod | kosaid |
| 3rd person sing. | kosa | kosai |
| 1st person plural | kosunk | kosaink |
| 2nd person plural | kosotok | kosaitok |
| 3rd person plural | kosuk | kosaik |
See also
Lower Sorbian
Noun
kos m
- superseded spelling of kós.
Declension
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology 1
From the verb kose
Noun
kos m (definite singular kosen) (uncountable)
Etymology 2
Noun
kos m
Etymology 3
Verb
kos
- imperative of kose
References
- “kos” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From the verb kose
Noun
kos m (definite singular kosen) (uncountable)
References
- “kos” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Papiamentu
Etymology
From Spanish cosa and Portuguese coisa.
Noun
kos
Polish
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *kosъ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kɔs/
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Audio (file)
Noun
kos m anim
Declension
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology 1
From Proto-Slavic *kosъ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kôːs/
Adjective
kȏs (definite kȏsī, Cyrillic spelling ко̑с)
Declension
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | kos | kosa | koso | |
| genitive | kosa | kose | kosa | |
| dative | kosu | kosoj | kosu | |
| accusative | inanimate animate |
kos kosa |
kosu | koso |
| vocative | kos | kosa | koso | |
| locative | kosu | kosoj | kosu | |
| instrumental | kosim | kosom | kosim | |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
| nominative | kosi | kose | kosa | |
| genitive | kosih | kosih | kosih | |
| dative | kosim(a) | kosim(a) | kosim(a) | |
| accusative | kose | kose | kosa | |
| vocative | kosi | kose | kosa | |
| locative | kosim(a) | kosim(a) | kosim(a) | |
| instrumental | kosim(a) | kosim(a) | kosim(a) | |
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | kosi | kosa | koso | |
| genitive | kosog(a) | kose | kosog(a) | |
| dative | kosom(u/e) | kosoj | kosom(u/e) | |
| accusative | inanimate animate |
kosi kosog(a) |
kosu | koso |
| vocative | kosi | kosa | koso | |
| locative | kosom(e/u) | kosoj | kosom(e/u) | |
| instrumental | kosim | kosom | kosim | |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
| nominative | kosi | kose | kosa | |
| genitive | kosih | kosih | kosih | |
| dative | kosim(a) | kosim(a) | kosim(a) | |
| accusative | kose | kose | kosa | |
| vocative | kosi | kose | kosa | |
| locative | kosim(a) | kosim(a) | kosim(a) | |
| instrumental | kosim(a) | kosim(a) | kosim(a) | |
Etymology 2
From Proto-Slavic *kosъ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kôːs/
Noun
kȏs m (Cyrillic spelling ко̑с)
Declension
Slovene
Etymology 1
From Proto-Slavic *kosъ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkóːs/
- Tonal orthography: kọ̑s
Adjective
kós (comparative [please provide], superlative)
Declension
| singular | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | |
| nominative | kós ind kósi def |
kósa | kóso |
| accusative | nominativeinan or genitiveanim | kóso | kóso |
| genitive | kósega | kóse | kósega |
| dative | kósemu | kósi | kósemu |
| locative | kósem | kósi | kósem |
| instrumental | kósim | kóso | kósim |
| dual | |||
| masculine | feminine | neuter | |
| nominative | kósa | kósi | kósi |
| accusative | kósa | kósi | kósi |
| genitive | kósih | kósih | kósih |
| dative | kósima | kósima | kósima |
| locative | kósih | kósih | kósih |
| instrumental | kósima | kósima | kósima |
| plural | |||
| masculine | feminine | neuter | |
| nominative | kósi | kóse | kósa |
| accusative | kóse | kóse | kósa |
| genitive | kósih | kósih | kósih |
| dative | kósim | kósim | kósim |
| locative | kósih | kósih | kósih |
| instrumental | kósimi | kósimi | kósimi |
Etymology 2
From Proto-Slavic *kǫsъ. Cognate with Slovak kus, Russian кус (kus) and кусок (kusok), Bulgarian къс (kǎs), Serbo-Croatian кус/kus. Non-Slavic cognates include Sanskrit खादति (khādati, “he chews”), Persian خاییدن (xāyīdan, “to chew”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkóːs/
- Tonal orthography: kọ̑s
Noun
kós m inan (genitive kósa, nominative plural kósi)
Declension
Etymology 3
From Proto-Slavic *kosъ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkóːs/
- Tonal orthography: kọ̑s
Noun
kós m anim (genitive kósa, nominative plural kósi)
Declension
Swedish
Noun
kos
- indefinite genitive singular of ko
Tok Pisin
Etymology 1
Noun
kos
Etymology 2
Noun
kos