koska

See also: Koska, koskâ, and Koška

Cornish

Etymology

From Middle Cornish cosca, from Proto-Brythonic *kuskɨd, from Proto-Celtic *kuxsketi, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱewb-. Cognate with Breton kousket and Welsh cysgu.

Verb

koska

  1. to sleep
  2. (of food) to go mouldy

Conjugation

Conjugation of koska
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
indicative present/future koskav koskydh kosk koskyn koskowgh koskons koskir
preterite koskis kos'sys koskas kos'syn kos'sowgh kos'sons koskas
imperfect kosken koskes koska kosken koskewgh koskens koskys
pluperfect kos'sen kos'ses kos'sa kos'sen kos'sewgh kos'sens kos'sys
subjunctive present/future koskiv koski kosko koskyn koskowgh koskons kosker
imperfect kosken koskes koska kosken koskewgh koskens koskys
imperative - kosk koskes koskyn koskewgh koskens -
non-finite forms present participle ow koska verbal adjective koskys

Derived terms

  • kosk (sleep, noun)
  • koska yn harow (rough sleeping)
  • koskader (sleeper)
  • koskkerdhes (sleepwalk, verb)
  • koskti (dormitory)
  • sagh-koska (sleeping bag)

Mutation

Mutation of koska
unmutated soft aspirate hard mixed mixed after 'th
kosk gosk hosk unchanged unchanged unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Cornish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Finnish

Etymology

Proto-Finnic *kos +‎ -ka; equivalent to ko- +‎ -s +‎ -ka; the s-lative singular of ko- (from Proto-Uralic *ko-) with the interrogative particle -ka. Compare dialectal Erzya [script needed] (kosk), [script needed] (kosko, when).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkoskɑ/, [ˈko̞s̠kɑ̝]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -oskɑ
  • Syllabification(key): kos‧ka
  • Hyphenation(key): kos‧ka

Conjunction

koska

  1. (subordinating) because, since.
    Synonym: sillä (see its usage notes)
    Koska et soittanut, lähdimme ilman sinua.
    Since you didn't call, we left without you.
    Koska meillä on joulu, juhla armas lapsien, eikä rasita koulu, syyt’ on olla iloinen!
    Because we have the midwinter festival now, ...
    Koska sä oot ylivoimainen.
    Because you are overwhelming.

Usage notes

Negative contractions for koska
basic form koska
negative singular plural
1st person kosken koskemme
2nd person kosket koskette
3rd person koskei koskeivät
koskeivat

These contractions are used with the indicative forms of the negative verb ei. These contractions with koska are not particularly common nowadays, perhaps due to potential confusion with forms of koskea. Thus it is more common to keep the two words separate.

Adverb

koska (not comparable)

  1. synonym of milloin (when, at what time)
    Koska he tulevat?
    When will they arrive?
    Tiedätkö, koska he tulevat?
    Do you know when they'll arrive?

Preposition

koska (rare, slang, nonstandard)

  1. synonym of takia (because of) (as a calque of English prepositional because)
    Miks sä oot kotona? Koska kuume.
    Why are you at home? Because fever.

Derived terms

References

Further reading

Anagrams

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kôska/
  • Hyphenation: kos‧ka

Noun

kȍska f (Cyrillic spelling ко̏ска)

  1. a big bone

Declension

Declension of koska
singular plural
nominative koska koske
genitive koske kosaka / koski
dative kosci / koski koskama
accusative kosku koske
vocative kosko koske
locative kosci / koski koskama
instrumental koskom koskama

Further reading

  • koska”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025