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 (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)
- (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
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| gen.
|
kersan
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| genitive
|
kersan
|
kersojen
kersain rare
|
| partitive
|
kersaa
|
kersoja
|
| inessive
|
kersassa
|
kersoissa
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| 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.
|
| first-person singular possessor
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|
|
singular
|
plural
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| nominative
|
kersani
|
kersani
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
kersani
|
kersani
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| 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
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| essive
|
kersanani
|
kersoinani
|
| translative
|
kersakseni
|
kersoikseni
|
| abessive
|
kersattani
|
kersoittani
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
kersoineni
|
| second-person singular possessor
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|
|
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
Fula
Noun
kersa o
- (Pulaar) disgrace, scandal
References
- M. Niang, Pulaar-English English-Pulaar Standard Dictionary, New York: Hippocrene Books, 1997.
Javanese
Romanization
kersa
- romanization of ꦏꦼꦂꦱ
Sundanese
Etymology
Borrowed from Javanese ꦏꦂꦱ (karsa, “intention”), from Old Javanese karsa, kaharṣa (“desire, wish; desired”).
Adjective
kersa (Sundanese script ᮊᮨᮁᮞ)
- able (to do something)