Finnish
Etymology
Borrowing from Swedish gosse.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkosːi/, [ˈko̞s̠ːi]
- Rhymes: -osːi
- Syllabification(key): kos‧si
- Hyphenation(key): kos‧si
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)
|
| nominative
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kossi
|
kossit
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| genitive
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kossin
|
kossien
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| partitive
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kossia
|
kosseja
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| illative
|
kossiin
|
kosseihin
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|
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singular
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plural
|
| nominative
|
kossi
|
kossit
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| accusative
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nom.
|
kossi
|
kossit
|
| gen.
|
kossin
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| genitive
|
kossin
|
kossien
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| partitive
|
kossia
|
kosseja
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| inessive
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kossissa
|
kosseissa
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| elative
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kossista
|
kosseista
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| illative
|
kossiin
|
kosseihin
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| adessive
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kossilla
|
kosseilla
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| ablative
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kossilta
|
kosseilta
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| allative
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kossille
|
kosseille
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| essive
|
kossina
|
kosseina
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| translative
|
kossiksi
|
kosseiksi
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| abessive
|
kossitta
|
kosseitta
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| instructive
|
—
|
kossein
|
| comitative
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See the possessive forms below.
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| first-person singular possessor
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|
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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kossini
|
kossini
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
kossini
|
kossini
|
| gen.
|
kossini
|
| genitive
|
kossini
|
kossieni
|
| partitive
|
kossiani
|
kossejani
|
| inessive
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kossissani
|
kosseissani
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| elative
|
kossistani
|
kosseistani
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| illative
|
kossiini
|
kosseihini
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| adessive
|
kossillani
|
kosseillani
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| ablative
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kossiltani
|
kosseiltani
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| allative
|
kossilleni
|
kosseilleni
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| essive
|
kossinani
|
kosseinani
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| translative
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kossikseni
|
kosseikseni
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| abessive
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kossittani
|
kosseittani
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
kosseineni
|
| second-person singular possessor
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|
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singular
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plural
|
| nominative
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kossisi
|
kossisi
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
kossisi
|
kossisi
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| gen.
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kossisi
|
| genitive
|
kossisi
|
kossiesi
|
| partitive
|
kossiasi
|
kossejasi
|
| inessive
|
kossissasi
|
kosseissasi
|
| elative
|
kossistasi
|
kosseistasi
|
| illative
|
kossiisi
|
kosseihisi
|
| adessive
|
kossillasi
|
kosseillasi
|
| ablative
|
kossiltasi
|
kosseiltasi
|
| allative
|
kossillesi
|
kosseillesi
|
| essive
|
kossinasi
|
kosseinasi
|
| translative
|
kossiksesi
|
kosseiksesi
|
| abessive
|
kossittasi
|
kosseittasi
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
kosseinesi
|
| first-person plural possessor
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|
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singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
kossimme
|
kossimme
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
kossimme
|
kossimme
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| gen.
|
kossimme
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| genitive
|
kossimme
|
kossiemme
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| partitive
|
kossiamme
|
kossejamme
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| inessive
|
kossissamme
|
kosseissamme
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| elative
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kossistamme
|
kosseistamme
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| illative
|
kossiimme
|
kosseihimme
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| adessive
|
kossillamme
|
kosseillamme
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| ablative
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kossiltamme
|
kosseiltamme
|
| allative
|
kossillemme
|
kosseillemme
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| essive
|
kossinamme
|
kosseinamme
|
| translative
|
kossiksemme
|
kosseiksemme
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| abessive
|
kossittamme
|
kosseittamme
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
kosseinemme
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| second-person plural possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
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kossinne
|
kossinne
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
kossinne
|
kossinne
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| gen.
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kossinne
|
| genitive
|
kossinne
|
kossienne
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| partitive
|
kossianne
|
kossejanne
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| inessive
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kossissanne
|
kosseissanne
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| elative
|
kossistanne
|
kosseistanne
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| illative
|
kossiinne
|
kosseihinne
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| adessive
|
kossillanne
|
kosseillanne
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| ablative
|
kossiltanne
|
kosseiltanne
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| allative
|
kossillenne
|
kosseillenne
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| essive
|
kossinanne
|
kosseinanne
|
| translative
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kossiksenne
|
kosseiksenne
|
| abessive
|
kossittanne
|
kosseittanne
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
kosseinenne
|
| third-person possessor
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|
|
singular
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plural
|
| nominative
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kossinsa
|
kossinsa
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
kossinsa
|
kossinsa
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| gen.
|
kossinsa
|
| genitive
|
kossinsa
|
kossiensa
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| partitive
|
kossiaan
kossiansa
|
kossejaan
kossejansa
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| inessive
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kossissaan
kossissansa
|
kosseissaan
kosseissansa
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| elative
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kossistaan
kossistansa
|
kosseistaan
kosseistansa
|
| illative
|
kossiinsa
|
kosseihinsa
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| adessive
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kossillaan
kossillansa
|
kosseillaan
kosseillansa
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| ablative
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kossiltaan
kossiltansa
|
kosseiltaan
kosseiltansa
|
| allative
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kossilleen
kossillensa
|
kosseilleen
kosseillensa
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| essive
|
kossinaan
kossinansa
|
kosseinaan
kosseinansa
|
| translative
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kossikseen
kossiksensa
|
kosseikseen
kosseiksensa
|
| abessive
|
kossittaan
kossittansa
|
kosseittaan
kosseittansa
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
kosseineen
kosseinensa
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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
Anagrams
Icelandic
Noun
kossi
- indefinite dative singular of koss