kersa

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *kërsa (compare Võro kõrźo), possibly borrowed from Proto-Germanic [Term?] (compare Old Norse kjarr (“copsewood”)). The meaning "kid, child, brat" would in this case be a re-extraction from kersalapsi (“bastard, illegitimate child”, literally “a child conceived/born in the bushes”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkersɑ/, [ˈk̟e̞rs̠ɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ersɑ
• Syllabification^(key): ker‧sa
• Hyphenation^(key): ker‧sa

Noun

kersa (colloquial)

1. (possibly derogatory) kid, child, brat

Declension

Inflection of kersa (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		kersa	kersat
genitive		kersan	kersojen
partitive		kersaa	kersoja
illative		kersaan	kersoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		kersa	kersat
accusative	nom.	kersa	kersat
	gen.	kersan
genitive		kersan	kersojen kersain rare
partitive		kersaa	kersoja
inessive		kersassa	kersoissa
elative		kersasta	kersoista
illative		kersaan	kersoihin
adessive		kersalla	kersoilla
ablative		kersalta	kersoilta
allative		kersalle	kersoille
essive		kersana	kersoina
translative		kersaksi	kersoiksi
abessive		kersatta	kersoitta
instructive		—	kersoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of kersa (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kersani kersani accusative nom. kersani kersani gen. kersani genitive kersani kersojeni kersaini rare partitive kersaani kersojani inessive kersassani kersoissani elative kersastani kersoistani illative kersaani kersoihini adessive kersallani kersoillani ablative kersaltani kersoiltani allative kersalleni kersoilleni essive kersanani kersoinani translative kersakseni kersoikseni abessive kersattani kersoittani instructive — — comitative — kersoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kersasi kersasi accusative nom. kersasi kersasi gen. kersasi genitive kersasi kersojesi kersaisi rare partitive kersaasi kersojasi inessive kersassasi kersoissasi elative kersastasi kersoistasi illative kersaasi kersoihisi adessive kersallasi kersoillasi ablative kersaltasi kersoiltasi allative kersallesi kersoillesi essive kersanasi kersoinasi translative kersaksesi kersoiksesi abessive kersattasi kersoittasi instructive — — comitative — kersoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kersamme kersamme accusative nom. kersamme kersamme gen. kersamme genitive kersamme kersojemme kersaimme rare partitive kersaamme kersojamme inessive kersassamme kersoissamme elative kersastamme kersoistamme illative kersaamme kersoihimme adessive kersallamme kersoillamme ablative kersaltamme kersoiltamme allative kersallemme kersoillemme essive kersanamme kersoinamme translative kersaksemme kersoiksemme abessive kersattamme kersoittamme instructive — — comitative — kersoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kersanne kersanne accusative nom. kersanne kersanne gen. kersanne genitive kersanne kersojenne kersainne rare partitive kersaanne kersojanne inessive kersassanne kersoissanne elative kersastanne kersoistanne illative kersaanne kersoihinne adessive kersallanne kersoillanne ablative kersaltanne kersoiltanne allative kersallenne kersoillenne essive kersananne kersoinanne translative kersaksenne kersoiksenne abessive kersattanne kersoittanne instructive — — comitative — kersoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative kersansa kersansa accusative nom. kersansa kersansa gen. kersansa genitive kersansa kersojensa kersainsa rare partitive kersaansa kersojaan kersojansa inessive kersassaan kersassansa kersoissaan kersoissansa elative kersastaan kersastansa kersoistaan kersoistansa illative kersaansa kersoihinsa adessive kersallaan kersallansa kersoillaan kersoillansa ablative kersaltaan kersaltansa kersoiltaan kersoiltansa allative kersalleen kersallensa kersoilleen kersoillensa essive kersanaan kersanansa kersoinaan kersoinansa translative kersakseen kersaksensa kersoikseen kersoiksensa abessive kersattaan kersattansa kersoittaan kersoittansa instructive — — comitative — kersoineen kersoinensa

Further reading

• “kersa”, 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

Fula

Noun

kersa o

1. (Pulaar) disgrace, scandal

References

• M. Niang (1997), Pulaar–English English–Pulaar Standard Dictionary, New York: Hippocrene Books

Javanese

Romanization

kersa

1. romanization of ꦏꦼꦂꦱ

Sundanese

Etymology

Borrowed from Javanese ꦏꦂꦱ (karsa, “intention”), from Old Javanese karsa, kaharṣa (“desire, wish; desired”).

Adjective

kersa (Sundanese script ᮊᮨᮁᮞ)

1. able (to do something)