kosa

See also: kòsa, kósa, and kosá

Czech

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *kosa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkosa]

Noun

kosa f

1. scythe
2. (colloquial) cold temperature

Declension

Declension

	singular	plural
nominative	kosa	kosy
genitive	kosy	kos
dative	kose	kosám
accusative	kosu	kosy
vocative	koso	kosy
locative	kose	kosách
instrumental	kosou	kosami

Synonyms

• (cold temperature) kláda, zima, mráz

Antonyms

• (cold temperature) hic, vedro, horko

Further reading

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

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Guinea-Bissau Creole

Etymology

From Portuguese coçar. Cognates with Kabuverdianu kosae.

Verb

kosa

1. to scratch

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Kabuverdianu

Etymology

From Portuguese coçar.

Verb

kosa

1. to scratch

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Ladino

Noun

kosa f (Latin spelling)

1. thing

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Latvian

Noun

kosa f (4th declension)

1. (botany) horsetail

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Lingala

Verb

-kosa (infinitive kokosa)

1. to scrape, to scratch
2. to itch
3. to rub

See also

• -kósa

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Lower Sorbian

Noun

kosa

1. superseded spelling of kósa.

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Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• koset
• koste (simple past)
• kost (past participle)

Verb

kosa

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

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• kose

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

• “kosa” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɔ.sa/

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

declension of kosa

	singular	plural
nominative	kosa	kosy
genitive	kosy	kos
dative	kosie	kosom
accusative	kosę	kosy
instrumental	kosą	kosami
locative	kosie	kosach
vocative	koso	kosy

Related terms

• kosiarz
• kosić
• kosisko
• kosynier
• kośba

See also

• sierp

Etymology 2

Noun

kosa

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

Further reading

• kosa in Polish dictionaries at PWN

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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

Declension of kosa

	singular	plural
nominative	kòsa	kȍse
genitive	kose	kosa
dative	kosi	kosama
accusative	kosu	kose
vocative	koso	kose
locative	kosi	kosama
instrumental	kosom	kosama

See also

• šišati (to cut hair)
• dlaka

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

Declension of kosa

	singular	plural
nominative	kosa	kose
genitive	kose	kosa
dative	kosi	kosama
accusative	kosu	kose
vocative	koso	kose
locative	kosi	kosama
instrumental	kosom	kosama

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

Declension of kosa

	singular	plural
nominative	kosa	kose
genitive	kose	kosa
dative	kosi	kosama
accusative	kosu	kose
vocative	koso	kose
locative	kosi	kosama
instrumental	kosom	kosama

References

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

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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

Declension of kosa

	singular	plural
nominative	kosa	kosy
genitive	kosy	kôs
dative	kose	kosám
accusative	kosu	kosy
locative	kose	kosách
instrumental	kosou	kosami

Derived terms

• kosička
• kosisko

Further reading

• kosa in Slovak dictionaries at korpus.sk

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Swahili

Verb

kosa

1. to do wrong

Noun

kosa (ma class, plural makosa)

1. fault