kossi
Finnish
Etymology
Borrowing from Swedish gosse.[1]
Noun
kossi
- (dialectal) boy
- (dialectal) pig
- (dialectal) small salmon
- (dialectal) scrotum
- short dam, usually on both sides of a stream but open in the middle, built to raise the level of water above the dam
Declension
Inflection of kossi (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | kossi | kossit | |
genitive | kossin | kossien | |
partitive | kossia | kosseja | |
illative | kossiin | kosseihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | kossi | kossit | |
accusative | nom. | kossi | kossit |
gen. | kossin | ||
genitive | kossin | kossien | |
partitive | kossia | kosseja | |
inessive | kossissa | kosseissa | |
elative | kossista | kosseista | |
illative | kossiin | kosseihin | |
adessive | kossilla | kosseilla | |
ablative | kossilta | kosseilta | |
allative | kossille | kosseille | |
essive | kossina | kosseina | |
translative | kossiksi | kosseiksi | |
abessive | kossitta | kosseitta | |
instructive | — | kossein | |
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
References
- ^ Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words][1] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources; this source is labeled "SSA 1992–2000"), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN