kósa

See also: kosa, kosą, Kósa, and kòsa

Lingala

Verb

-kósa (infinitive kokósa)

1. to lie
2. to deceive, to cheat

See also

• -kosa

Lower Sorbian

Alternative forms

• kosa (superseded)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɨsa/, /ˈkɛsa/, (dated) /ˈkʊsa/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *kosa.

Noun

kósa f inan

1. scythe (farm tool)

Declension

Declension of kósa

	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	kósa	kósy	kóse
Genitive	kóse	kósowu	kósow
Dative	kósy	kósoma	kósam
Accusative	kósu	kósy	kóse
Instrumental	kósu	kósoma	kósami
Locative	kósy	kósoma	kósach

Etymology 2

Inflected form of kós (“blackbird”).

Noun

kósa

1. inflection of kós (“blackbird”):
   1. genitive/accusative singular
   2. nominative dual

Further reading

• Muka, Arnošt (1921, 1928) “kósa”, in Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow (in German), St. Petersburg, Prague: ОРЯС РАН, ČAVU; Reprinted Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag, 2008
• Starosta, Manfred (1999) “kósa”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag