koo

See also: Appendix:Variations of "koo"

Afar

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkoː/, [ˈkoː]
• Hyphenation: koo

Pronoun

kóo

1. Full form of kó

References

• E. M. Parker, R. J. Hayward (1985) An Afar-English-French dictionary (with Grammatical Notes in English), University of London, →ISBN, page 237
• Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2015) L’afar: description grammaticale d’une langue couchitique (Djibouti, Erythrée et Ethiopie)‎^[1], Paris: Université Sorbonne Paris Cité (doctoral thesis)

Akatek

Etymology

From Proto-Mayan *koj

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /koː/

Noun

koo

1. puma, mountain lion, cougar (Puma concolor)

References

• Erik Boot (2009) The Updated Preliminary Classic Maya-English English-Classic Maya Vocabulary of Hieroglyphic Readings‎^[2], page 97
• “koo”, in Living Tongues Institute for Endangered Languages (Akateko)‎^[3], 2022

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkoː/, [ˈko̞ː]
• Rhymes: -oː
• Syllabification^(key): koo

Etymology 1

From Swedish kå, ultimately from Latin kā with raising of /aː/ to /oː/.

Noun

koo

1. The name of the Latin-script letter K.

Declension

Inflection of koo (Kotus type 18/maa, no gradation)
nominative		koo	koot
genitive		koon	koiden koitten
partitive		koota	koita
illative		koohon	koihin
		singular	plural
nominative		koo	koot
accusative	nom.	koo	koot
	gen.	koon
genitive		koon	koiden koitten
partitive		koota	koita
inessive		koossa	koissa
elative		koosta	koista
illative		koohon	koihin
adessive		koolla	koilla
ablative		koolta	koilta
allative		koolle	koille
essive		koona	koina
translative		kooksi	koiksi
abessive		kootta	koitta
instructive		—	koin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of koo (Kotus type 18/maa, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kooni kooni accusative nom. kooni kooni gen. kooni genitive kooni koideni koitteni partitive kootani koitani inessive koossani koissani elative koostani koistani illative koohoni koihini adessive koollani koillani ablative kooltani koiltani allative koolleni koilleni essive koonani koinani translative kookseni koikseni abessive koottani koittani instructive — — comitative — koineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative koosi koosi accusative nom. koosi koosi gen. koosi genitive koosi koidesi koittesi partitive kootasi koitasi inessive koossasi koissasi elative koostasi koistasi illative koohosi koihisi adessive koollasi koillasi ablative kooltasi koiltasi allative koollesi koillesi essive koonasi koinasi translative kooksesi koiksesi abessive koottasi koittasi instructive — — comitative — koinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative koomme koomme accusative nom. koomme koomme gen. koomme genitive koomme koidemme koittemme partitive kootamme koitamme inessive koossamme koissamme elative koostamme koistamme illative koohomme koihimme adessive koollamme koillamme ablative kooltamme koiltamme allative koollemme koillemme essive koonamme koinamme translative kooksemme koiksemme abessive koottamme koittamme instructive — — comitative — koinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative koonne koonne accusative nom. koonne koonne gen. koonne genitive koonne koidenne koittenne partitive kootanne koitanne inessive koossanne koissanne elative koostanne koistanne illative koohonne koihinne adessive koollanne koillanne ablative kooltanne koiltanne allative koollenne koillenne essive koonanne koinanne translative kooksenne koiksenne abessive koottanne koittanne instructive — — comitative — koinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative koonsa koonsa accusative nom. koonsa koonsa gen. koonsa genitive koonsa koidensa koittensa partitive kootaan kootansa koitaan koitansa inessive koossaan koossansa koissaan koissansa elative koostaan koostansa koistaan koistansa illative koohonsa koihinsa adessive koollaan koollansa koillaan koillansa ablative kooltaan kooltansa koiltaan koiltansa allative koolleen koollensa koilleen koillensa essive koonaan koonansa koinaan koinansa translative kookseen kooksensa koikseen koiksensa abessive koottaan koottansa koittaan koittansa instructive — — comitative — koineen koinensa

Etymology 2

< kolme, specifically the initial syllable

Numeral

Finnish numbers ^(edit)

	30
←  2	3	4  → [a], [b]
Cardinal: kolme     Colloquial counting form: koo, kol     Ordinal: kolmas     Colloquial ordinal: kolkki (regional)     Ordinal abbreviation: 3., 3:s     Digit name: kolmonen     Adverbial: kolmesti, kolmasti     Multiplier: kolminkertainen     Distributive: kolmittain     Fractional: kolmasosa, kolmannes
Finnish Wikipedia article on 3

koo (colloquial)

1. (counting) three

See also

• kolme (“three”)

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

koo (ma class, plural makoo)

1. throat

   Synonym: umio

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

koo (ma class, plural makoo)

1. Used to indicate a breeding animal.

   koo la kuku ― a breeding chicken

   koo la mbuzi ― a breeding goat

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

koo

1. plural of ukoo

Wolio

Noun

koo

1. forest

References

• Anceaux, Johannes C. (1987) Wolio Dictionary (Wolio-English-Indonesian) / Kamus Bahasa Wolio (Wolio-Inggeris-Indonesia), Dordrecht: Foris

Yoruba

Alternative forms

• kúrò, kúò

Etymology

From contraction of kúrò

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kóò/

Verb

kóò

1. (Ekiti) to leave; to go away

   kóò lị́bẹ̀!

   leave there!

Interjection

kóò

1. go away!

Derived terms

• ògbèrè kóò!

Yosondúa Mixtec

Noun

koo

1. snake

References

• Beaty de Farris, Kathryn, et al. (2012) Diccionario básico del mixteco de Yosondúa, Oaxaca (Serie de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves”; 46)‎^[4] (in Spanish), third edition, Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C.