hosa

See also: hoša, hósa, ho̱sa, and hó̱sa

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse hosa, from Proto-Germanic *husǭ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈhoːsa]

Noun

hosa f (genitive singular hosu, plural hosur)

1. stocking, sock
   • einar hosur

     a pair of socks

2. coward

Declension

f1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	hosa	hosan	hosur	hosurnar
accusative	hosu	hosuna	hosur	hosurnar
dative	hosu	hosuni	hosum	hosunum
genitive	hosu	hosunnar	hosa	hosanna

Finnish

Etymology

Back-formation from hosua.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhosɑ/, [ˈho̞s̠ɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -osɑ
• Syllabification^(key): ho‧sa
• Hyphenation^(key): ho‧sa

Noun

hosa

1. a partially pruned top of a tree traditionally used to put out fires

Declension

Inflection of hosa (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative		hosa	hosat
genitive		hosan	hosien
partitive		hosaa	hosia
illative		hosaan	hosiin
		singular	plural
nominative		hosa	hosat
accusative	nom.	hosa	hosat
	gen.	hosan
genitive		hosan	hosien hosain rare
partitive		hosaa	hosia
inessive		hosassa	hosissa
elative		hosasta	hosista
illative		hosaan	hosiin
adessive		hosalla	hosilla
ablative		hosalta	hosilta
allative		hosalle	hosille
essive		hosana	hosina
translative		hosaksi	hosiksi
abessive		hosatta	hositta
instructive		—	hosin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of hosa (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative hosani hosani accusative nom. hosani hosani gen. hosani genitive hosani hosieni hosaini rare partitive hosaani hosiani inessive hosassani hosissani elative hosastani hosistani illative hosaani hosiini adessive hosallani hosillani ablative hosaltani hosiltani allative hosalleni hosilleni essive hosanani hosinani translative hosakseni hosikseni abessive hosattani hosittani instructive — — comitative — hosineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative hosasi hosasi accusative nom. hosasi hosasi gen. hosasi genitive hosasi hosiesi hosaisi rare partitive hosaasi hosiasi inessive hosassasi hosissasi elative hosastasi hosistasi illative hosaasi hosiisi adessive hosallasi hosillasi ablative hosaltasi hosiltasi allative hosallesi hosillesi essive hosanasi hosinasi translative hosaksesi hosiksesi abessive hosattasi hosittasi instructive — — comitative — hosinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative hosamme hosamme accusative nom. hosamme hosamme gen. hosamme genitive hosamme hosiemme hosaimme rare partitive hosaamme hosiamme inessive hosassamme hosissamme elative hosastamme hosistamme illative hosaamme hosiimme adessive hosallamme hosillamme ablative hosaltamme hosiltamme allative hosallemme hosillemme essive hosanamme hosinamme translative hosaksemme hosiksemme abessive hosattamme hosittamme instructive — — comitative — hosinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative hosanne hosanne accusative nom. hosanne hosanne gen. hosanne genitive hosanne hosienne hosainne rare partitive hosaanne hosianne inessive hosassanne hosissanne elative hosastanne hosistanne illative hosaanne hosiinne adessive hosallanne hosillanne ablative hosaltanne hosiltanne allative hosallenne hosillenne essive hosananne hosinanne translative hosaksenne hosiksenne abessive hosattanne hosittanne instructive — — comitative — hosinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative hosansa hosansa accusative nom. hosansa hosansa gen. hosansa genitive hosansa hosiensa hosainsa rare partitive hosaansa hosiaan hosiansa inessive hosassaan hosassansa hosissaan hosissansa elative hosastaan hosastansa hosistaan hosistansa illative hosaansa hosiinsa adessive hosallaan hosallansa hosillaan hosillansa ablative hosaltaan hosaltansa hosiltaan hosiltansa allative hosalleen hosallensa hosilleen hosillensa essive hosanaan hosanansa hosinaan hosinansa translative hosakseen hosaksensa hosikseen hosiksensa abessive hosattaan hosattansa hosittaan hosittansa instructive — — comitative — hosineen hosinensa

Further reading

• “hosa”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023

Middle English

Noun

hosa

1. (Early Middle English) alternative form of hose

North Moluccan Malay

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈhɔ.sa]
• Rhymes: -ɔsa
• Hyphenation: ho‧sa

Noun

hosa

1. breathlessness, panting, short of breath

Verb

hosa

1. to pant (to breathe quickly or in a labored manner)

Old English

Noun

hōsa

1. nominative/accusative/genitive plural of hōs

Old Swedish

Alternative forms

• husa

Etymology

From Old Norse hosa, from Proto-Germanic *husǭ.

Noun

hosa f

1. legging, leg covering, hose

Declension

Declension of hosa (on-stem)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	hosa	hosan	hosu(r), -o(r)	hosuna(r), -ona(r)
accusative	hosu, -o	hosuna, -ona	hosu(r), -o(r)	hosuna(r), -ona(r)
dative	hosu, -o	hosunni, -onne	hosum, -om	hosumin, -omen
genitive	hosu, -o	hosunna(r), -onna(r)	hosa	hosanna

Descendants

• → Finnish: housut
• Swedish: hosa

Tsou

Noun

hosa

1. tribe