Ainu
Pronunciation
Postposition
kusu (Kana spelling クス)
- in order to, to, for
1905, John Bachelor, An Ainu-English-Japanese Dictionary (Including a Grammar of the Ainu Language):Nu gusu ku ek, "I have come in order to hear."
- (with ne) Marks the future tense.
Derived terms
Czech
Pronunciation
Noun
kusu m
- genitive/dative/locative singular of kus
Finnish
Etymology
From German Kusu.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkusu/, [ˈkus̠u]
- Rhymes: -usu
- Syllabification(key): ku‧su
- Hyphenation(key): ku‧su
Noun
kusu
- brushtail possum (marsupial of the genus Trichosurus)
- (in the plural) the genus Trichosurus
Declension
| Inflection of kusu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
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| nominative
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kusu
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kusut
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| genitive
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kusun
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kusujen
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| partitive
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kusua
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kusuja
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| illative
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kusuun
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kusuihin
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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kusu
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kusut
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| accusative
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nom.
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kusu
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kusut
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| gen.
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kusun
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| genitive
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kusun
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kusujen
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| partitive
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kusua
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kusuja
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| inessive
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kusussa
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kusuissa
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| elative
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kususta
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kusuista
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| illative
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kusuun
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kusuihin
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| adessive
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kusulla
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kusuilla
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| ablative
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kusulta
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kusuilta
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| allative
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kusulle
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kusuille
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| essive
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kusuna
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kusuina
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| translative
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kusuksi
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kusuiksi
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| abessive
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kusutta
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kusuitta
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| instructive
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—
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kusuin
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| comitative
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See the possessive forms below.
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| first-person singular possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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kusuni
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kusuni
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| accusative
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nom.
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kusuni
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kusuni
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| gen.
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kusuni
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| genitive
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kusuni
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kusujeni
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| partitive
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kusuani
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kusujani
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| inessive
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kusussani
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kusuissani
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| elative
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kusustani
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kusuistani
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| illative
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kusuuni
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kusuihini
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| adessive
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kusullani
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kusuillani
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| ablative
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kusultani
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kusuiltani
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| allative
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kusulleni
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kusuilleni
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| essive
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kusunani
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kusuinani
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| translative
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kusukseni
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kusuikseni
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| abessive
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kusuttani
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kusuittani
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
kusuineni
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| second-person singular possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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kususi
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kususi
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| accusative
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nom.
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kususi
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kususi
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| gen.
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kususi
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| genitive
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kususi
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kusujesi
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| partitive
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kusuasi
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kusujasi
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| inessive
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kusussasi
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kusuissasi
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| elative
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kusustasi
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kusuistasi
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| illative
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kusuusi
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kusuihisi
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| adessive
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kusullasi
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kusuillasi
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| ablative
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kusultasi
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kusuiltasi
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| allative
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kusullesi
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kusuillesi
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| essive
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kusunasi
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kusuinasi
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| translative
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kusuksesi
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kusuiksesi
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| abessive
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kusuttasi
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kusuittasi
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
kusuinesi
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| first-person plural possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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kusumme
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kusumme
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| accusative
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nom.
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kusumme
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kusumme
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| gen.
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kusumme
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| genitive
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kusumme
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kusujemme
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| partitive
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kusuamme
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kusujamme
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| inessive
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kusussamme
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kusuissamme
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| elative
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kusustamme
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kusuistamme
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| illative
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kusuumme
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kusuihimme
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| adessive
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kusullamme
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kusuillamme
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| ablative
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kusultamme
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kusuiltamme
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| allative
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kusullemme
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kusuillemme
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| essive
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kusunamme
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kusuinamme
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| translative
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kusuksemme
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kusuiksemme
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| abessive
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kusuttamme
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kusuittamme
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
kusuinemme
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| second-person plural possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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kusunne
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kusunne
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| accusative
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nom.
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kusunne
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kusunne
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| gen.
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kusunne
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| genitive
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kusunne
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kusujenne
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| partitive
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kusuanne
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kusujanne
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| inessive
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kusussanne
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kusuissanne
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| elative
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kusustanne
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kusuistanne
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| illative
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kusuunne
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kusuihinne
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| adessive
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kusullanne
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kusuillanne
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| ablative
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kusultanne
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kusuiltanne
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| allative
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kusullenne
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kusuillenne
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| essive
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kusunanne
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kusuinanne
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| translative
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kusuksenne
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kusuiksenne
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| abessive
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kusuttanne
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kusuittanne
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
kusuinenne
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| third-person possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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kusunsa
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kusunsa
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| accusative
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nom.
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kusunsa
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kusunsa
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| gen.
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kusunsa
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| genitive
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kusunsa
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kusujensa
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| partitive
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kusuaan
kusuansa
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kusujaan
kusujansa
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| inessive
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kusussaan
kusussansa
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kusuissaan
kusuissansa
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| elative
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kusustaan
kusustansa
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kusuistaan
kusuistansa
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| illative
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kusuunsa
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kusuihinsa
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| adessive
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kusullaan
kusullansa
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kusuillaan
kusuillansa
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| ablative
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kusultaan
kusultansa
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kusuiltaan
kusuiltansa
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| allative
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kusulleen
kusullensa
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kusuilleen
kusuillensa
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| essive
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kusunaan
kusunansa
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kusuinaan
kusuinansa
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| translative
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kusukseen
kusuksensa
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kusuikseen
kusuiksensa
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| abessive
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kusuttaan
kusuttansa
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kusuittaan
kusuittansa
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
kusuineen
kusuinensa
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Derived terms
Anagrams
Icelandic
Verb
kusu
- third-person plural past indicative of kjósa
Izere
Etymology
Cognate to Ghotuo kɔ.
Verb
kusu
- to wash
References
Japanese
Pronunciation
kusu
- Rōmaji transcription of くす
- Rōmaji transcription of クス
Latvian
Verb
kusu
- first-person singular past indicative of kust
Rukai
Etymology
From Proto-Austronesian *(i-)kaSu.
Pronoun
kusu
- you (singular)
Ternate
Etymology
Cognate with West Makian kusu.
Pronunciation
Noun
kusu
- alang-alang, kunai grass (Imperata cylindrica)
References
- Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh
West Makian
Etymology 1
Cognate with Ternate kusu.
Pronunciation
Noun
kusu
- alang-alang, kunai grass (Imperata cylindrica)
Etymology 2
Cognate with, if not from, Ternate kuso. Cognate with Sahu 'usoro, Galela kuso.
Pronunciation
Noun
kusu
- Phalanger orientalis
References
- James Collins (1982) Further Notes Towards a West Makian Vocabulary[1], Pacific linguistics
- Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours[2], Pacific linguistics