kosa

See also: kòsa, kósa, and kosá

Czech

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *kosa.

Noun

kosa f

  1. scythe
  2. (colloquial) cold temperature

Declension

Synonyms

Antonyms

Further reading

  • kosa in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • kosa in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

Ladino

Noun

kosa f (Latin spelling)

  1. thing

Latvian

Noun

kosa f (4th declension)

  1. (botany) horsetail

Lower Sorbian

Noun

kosa

  1. superseded spelling of kósa.

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

Verb

kosa

  1. simple past of kose
  2. past participle of kose

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

Etymology

From German liebkosen, kosen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kuːsa/ (example of pronunciation)

Verb

kosa (present tense kosar/koser, past tense kosa/koste, past participle kosa/kost, passive infinitive kosast, present participle kosande, imperative kosa/kos)

  1. (takes pronoun in objective case) to enjoy
    No kosar me oss.
    We are enjoying ourselves now.
  2. to snuggle

References

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɔsa/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *kosa.

Noun

kosa f

  1. scythe
  2. (dated) braid
  3. (geography) spit that extends into the deep sea, instead of closing off a lagoon
Usage notes

Examples of landforms in sense #3 are the Farewell Spit in New Zealand and the Hel Peninsula in Poland.

Declension
See also

Etymology 2

Noun

kosa

  1. genitive singular of kos
  2. accusative singular of kos

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *kosa (Russian коса́ (kosá), Polish kosa); compare Lithuanian kasa.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kǒsa/
  • Hyphenation: ko‧sa

Noun

kòsa f (Cyrillic spelling ко̀са)

  1. hair (of a person, on the head)
Declension

Etymology 2

From Proto-Slavic *kosa (Russian коса́ (kosá), Polish kosa); compare Lithuanian kasti.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kǒsa/
  • Hyphenation: ko‧sa

Noun

kòsa f (Cyrillic spelling ко̀са)

  1. scythe
Declension

Etymology 3

From kȏs.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kǒsa/
  • Hyphenation: ko‧sa

Noun

kòsa f (Cyrillic spelling ко̀са)

  1. slope, declivity
  2. a mountain spur; a smaller ridge branching off from a mountain range
Declension

References

  • “kosa” in Hrvatski jezični portal
  • “kosa” in Hrvatski jezični portal
  • “kosa” in Hrvatski jezični portal
  • Gvozden R. Čolović (1969), Vojna topografija, Vojnogeografski institut: Beograd

Slovak

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *kosa.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɔsa/

Noun

kosa f (genitive singular kosy, nominative plural kosy, genitive plural kôs, declension pattern of žena)

  1. scythe
  2. (slang) cold, low temperature

Declension

Derived terms

Further reading

  • kosa in Slovak dictionaries at korpus.sk

Swahili

Verb

kosa

  1. to do wrong

Noun

kosa (ma class, plural makosa)

  1. fault
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