kosa

See also: kòsa and kósa

§Czech

§Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *kosa.

§Noun

kosa f

1. scythe
2. (colloquial) cold temperature

§Synonyms

• (cold temperature) kláda, (standard) zima, mráz

§Antonyms

• (cold temperature) hic, vedro, (standard) horko

§Declension

Declension of kosa

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

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§Latvian

§Noun

kosa f (4th declension)

1. (botany) horsetail

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§Lower Sorbian

§Noun

kosa f

1. obsolete spelling of kósa

§Declension

Declension of kosa

	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	kosa	kosy	kose
Genitive	kose	kosowu	kosow
Dative	kosy	kosoma	kosam
Accusative	kosu	kosy	kose
Instrumental	kosu	kosoma	kosami
Locative	kosy	kosoma	kosach

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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 infinitve kosast, present participle kosande, imperative kosa/kos)

1. (takes pronoun in objective case) enjoy

   No kosar me oss.

   We are enjoying ourselves now.

2. snuggle

§References

• “kosa” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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§Polish

Wikipedia ^pl

§Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɔsa/

§Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *kosa.

§Noun

kosa f

1. scythe

§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

• sierp

§Etymology 2

§Noun

kosa m

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

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§Serbo-Croatian

§Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *kosa.

§Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kǒsa/
• Hyphenation: ko‧sa

§Noun

kòsa f (Cyrillic spelling ко̀са)

1. hair
2. scythe

§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

§Usage notes

Note that kosa is rarely used as a singular noun to mean 'one hair'. For that function, the words dlaka and vlas are usually used.

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§Slovak

§Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *kosa.

§Noun

kosa f

1. scythe
2. (slang) cold, low temperature

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§Swahili

§Verb

kosa

1. to do wrong

§Noun

kosa (ma class, plural makosa)

1. fault