See also: Appendix:Variations of "mosa"
Finnish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmosɑ/, [ˈmo̞s̠ɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -osɑ
- Syllabification(key): mo‧sa
- Hyphenation(key): mo‧sa
Etymology 1
Clipping of monni + -sa. Compare also similarly formed vänskä from vänrikki (“lieutenant”) + -skä.[1] Perhaps inspired by mosa (etymology 2) like its many synonyms.
Noun
mosa
- (military slang) synonym of monni
Declension
| Inflection of mosa (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
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| nominative
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mosa
|
mosat
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| genitive
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mosan
|
mosien
|
| partitive
|
mosaa
|
mosia
|
| illative
|
mosaan
|
mosiin
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
mosa
|
mosat
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
mosa
|
mosat
|
| gen.
|
mosan
|
| genitive
|
mosan
|
mosien
mosain rare
|
| partitive
|
mosaa
|
mosia
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| inessive
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mosassa
|
mosissa
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| elative
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mosasta
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mosista
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| illative
|
mosaan
|
mosiin
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| adessive
|
mosalla
|
mosilla
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| ablative
|
mosalta
|
mosilta
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| allative
|
mosalle
|
mosille
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| essive
|
mosana
|
mosina
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| translative
|
mosaksi
|
mosiksi
|
| abessive
|
mosatta
|
mositta
|
| instructive
|
—
|
mosin
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| comitative
|
See the possessive forms below.
|
| 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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mosani
|
mosani
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
mosani
|
mosani
|
| gen.
|
mosani
|
| genitive
|
mosani
|
mosieni
mosaini rare
|
| partitive
|
mosaani
|
mosiani
|
| inessive
|
mosassani
|
mosissani
|
| elative
|
mosastani
|
mosistani
|
| illative
|
mosaani
|
mosiini
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| adessive
|
mosallani
|
mosillani
|
| ablative
|
mosaltani
|
mosiltani
|
| allative
|
mosalleni
|
mosilleni
|
| essive
|
mosanani
|
mosinani
|
| translative
|
mosakseni
|
mosikseni
|
| abessive
|
mosattani
|
mosittani
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
mosineni
|
| second-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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mosasi
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mosasi
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
mosasi
|
mosasi
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| gen.
|
mosasi
|
| genitive
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mosasi
|
mosiesi
mosaisi rare
|
| partitive
|
mosaasi
|
mosiasi
|
| inessive
|
mosassasi
|
mosissasi
|
| elative
|
mosastasi
|
mosistasi
|
| illative
|
mosaasi
|
mosiisi
|
| adessive
|
mosallasi
|
mosillasi
|
| ablative
|
mosaltasi
|
mosiltasi
|
| allative
|
mosallesi
|
mosillesi
|
| essive
|
mosanasi
|
mosinasi
|
| translative
|
mosaksesi
|
mosiksesi
|
| abessive
|
mosattasi
|
mosittasi
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
mosinesi
|
| first-person plural possessor
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|
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singular
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plural
|
| nominative
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mosamme
|
mosamme
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
mosamme
|
mosamme
|
| gen.
|
mosamme
|
| genitive
|
mosamme
|
mosiemme
mosaimme rare
|
| partitive
|
mosaamme
|
mosiamme
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| inessive
|
mosassamme
|
mosissamme
|
| elative
|
mosastamme
|
mosistamme
|
| illative
|
mosaamme
|
mosiimme
|
| adessive
|
mosallamme
|
mosillamme
|
| ablative
|
mosaltamme
|
mosiltamme
|
| allative
|
mosallemme
|
mosillemme
|
| essive
|
mosanamme
|
mosinamme
|
| translative
|
mosaksemme
|
mosiksemme
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| abessive
|
mosattamme
|
mosittamme
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
mosinemme
|
| second-person plural possessor
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|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
mosanne
|
mosanne
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
mosanne
|
mosanne
|
| gen.
|
mosanne
|
| genitive
|
mosanne
|
mosienne
mosainne rare
|
| partitive
|
mosaanne
|
mosianne
|
| inessive
|
mosassanne
|
mosissanne
|
| elative
|
mosastanne
|
mosistanne
|
| illative
|
mosaanne
|
mosiinne
|
| adessive
|
mosallanne
|
mosillanne
|
| ablative
|
mosaltanne
|
mosiltanne
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| allative
|
mosallenne
|
mosillenne
|
| essive
|
mosananne
|
mosinanne
|
| translative
|
mosaksenne
|
mosiksenne
|
| abessive
|
mosattanne
|
mosittanne
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
mosinenne
|
| third-person possessor
|
|
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singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
mosansa
|
mosansa
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
mosansa
|
mosansa
|
| gen.
|
mosansa
|
| genitive
|
mosansa
|
mosiensa
mosainsa rare
|
| partitive
|
mosaansa
|
mosiaan
mosiansa
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| inessive
|
mosassaan
mosassansa
|
mosissaan
mosissansa
|
| elative
|
mosastaan
mosastansa
|
mosistaan
mosistansa
|
| illative
|
mosaansa
|
mosiinsa
|
| adessive
|
mosallaan
mosallansa
|
mosillaan
mosillansa
|
| ablative
|
mosaltaan
mosaltansa
|
mosiltaan
mosiltansa
|
| allative
|
mosalleen
mosallensa
|
mosilleen
mosillensa
|
| essive
|
mosanaan
mosanansa
|
mosinaan
mosinansa
|
| translative
|
mosakseen
mosaksensa
|
mosikseen
mosiksensa
|
| abessive
|
mosattaan
mosattansa
|
mosittaan
mosittansa
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
mosineen
mosinensa
|
|
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Noun
mosa (dialectal)
- alternative form of musa (“bump, rock; (state of being) broken”)
Declension
| Inflection of mosa (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
|
| nominative
|
mosa
|
mosat
|
| genitive
|
mosan
|
mosien
|
| partitive
|
mosaa
|
mosia
|
| illative
|
mosaan
|
mosiin
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
mosa
|
mosat
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
mosa
|
mosat
|
| gen.
|
mosan
|
| genitive
|
mosan
|
mosien
mosain rare
|
| partitive
|
mosaa
|
mosia
|
| inessive
|
mosassa
|
mosissa
|
| elative
|
mosasta
|
mosista
|
| illative
|
mosaan
|
mosiin
|
| adessive
|
mosalla
|
mosilla
|
| ablative
|
mosalta
|
mosilta
|
| allative
|
mosalle
|
mosille
|
| essive
|
mosana
|
mosina
|
| translative
|
mosaksi
|
mosiksi
|
| abessive
|
mosatta
|
mositta
|
| instructive
|
—
|
mosin
|
| comitative
|
See the possessive forms below.
|
| first-person singular possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
mosani
|
mosani
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
mosani
|
mosani
|
| gen.
|
mosani
|
| genitive
|
mosani
|
mosieni
mosaini rare
|
| partitive
|
mosaani
|
mosiani
|
| inessive
|
mosassani
|
mosissani
|
| elative
|
mosastani
|
mosistani
|
| illative
|
mosaani
|
mosiini
|
| adessive
|
mosallani
|
mosillani
|
| ablative
|
mosaltani
|
mosiltani
|
| allative
|
mosalleni
|
mosilleni
|
| essive
|
mosanani
|
mosinani
|
| translative
|
mosakseni
|
mosikseni
|
| abessive
|
mosattani
|
mosittani
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
mosineni
|
| second-person singular possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
mosasi
|
mosasi
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
mosasi
|
mosasi
|
| gen.
|
mosasi
|
| genitive
|
mosasi
|
mosiesi
mosaisi rare
|
| partitive
|
mosaasi
|
mosiasi
|
| inessive
|
mosassasi
|
mosissasi
|
| elative
|
mosastasi
|
mosistasi
|
| illative
|
mosaasi
|
mosiisi
|
| adessive
|
mosallasi
|
mosillasi
|
| ablative
|
mosaltasi
|
mosiltasi
|
| allative
|
mosallesi
|
mosillesi
|
| essive
|
mosanasi
|
mosinasi
|
| translative
|
mosaksesi
|
mosiksesi
|
| abessive
|
mosattasi
|
mosittasi
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
mosinesi
|
| first-person plural possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
mosamme
|
mosamme
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
mosamme
|
mosamme
|
| gen.
|
mosamme
|
| genitive
|
mosamme
|
mosiemme
mosaimme rare
|
| partitive
|
mosaamme
|
mosiamme
|
| inessive
|
mosassamme
|
mosissamme
|
| elative
|
mosastamme
|
mosistamme
|
| illative
|
mosaamme
|
mosiimme
|
| adessive
|
mosallamme
|
mosillamme
|
| ablative
|
mosaltamme
|
mosiltamme
|
| allative
|
mosallemme
|
mosillemme
|
| essive
|
mosanamme
|
mosinamme
|
| translative
|
mosaksemme
|
mosiksemme
|
| abessive
|
mosattamme
|
mosittamme
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
mosinemme
|
| second-person plural possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
mosanne
|
mosanne
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
mosanne
|
mosanne
|
| gen.
|
mosanne
|
| genitive
|
mosanne
|
mosienne
mosainne rare
|
| partitive
|
mosaanne
|
mosianne
|
| inessive
|
mosassanne
|
mosissanne
|
| elative
|
mosastanne
|
mosistanne
|
| illative
|
mosaanne
|
mosiinne
|
| adessive
|
mosallanne
|
mosillanne
|
| ablative
|
mosaltanne
|
mosiltanne
|
| allative
|
mosallenne
|
mosillenne
|
| essive
|
mosananne
|
mosinanne
|
| translative
|
mosaksenne
|
mosiksenne
|
| abessive
|
mosattanne
|
mosittanne
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
mosinenne
|
| third-person possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
mosansa
|
mosansa
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
mosansa
|
mosansa
|
| gen.
|
mosansa
|
| genitive
|
mosansa
|
mosiensa
mosainsa rare
|
| partitive
|
mosaansa
|
mosiaan
mosiansa
|
| inessive
|
mosassaan
mosassansa
|
mosissaan
mosissansa
|
| elative
|
mosastaan
mosastansa
|
mosistaan
mosistansa
|
| illative
|
mosaansa
|
mosiinsa
|
| adessive
|
mosallaan
mosallansa
|
mosillaan
mosillansa
|
| ablative
|
mosaltaan
mosaltansa
|
mosiltaan
mosiltansa
|
| allative
|
mosalleen
mosallensa
|
mosilleen
mosillensa
|
| essive
|
mosanaan
mosanansa
|
mosinaan
mosinansa
|
| translative
|
mosakseen
mosaksensa
|
mosikseen
mosiksensa
|
| abessive
|
mosattaan
mosattansa
|
mosittaan
mosittansa
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
mosineen
mosinensa
|
|
Derived terms
References
- ^ Sotilasslangin tarkastelua (Master's Thesis, in Finnish), Jenna Säärelä, 2018
- Sotilasslangin tarkastelua (Master's Thesis, in Finnish), Jenna Säärelä, 2018
- “mosa”, in Suomen murteiden sanakirja [Dictionary of Finnish Dialects][1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, incomplete, continuously updated), Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten keskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2022, →ISSN.
Anagrams
Japanese
Romanization
mosa
- Rōmaji transcription of もさ
Pali
Alternative scripts
- 𑀫𑁄𑀲 (Brahmi script)
- मोस (Devanagari script)
- মোস (Bengali script)
- මොස (Sinhalese script)
- မောသ or မေႃသ (Burmese script)
- โมส or โมสะ (Thai script)
- ᨾᩮᩣᩈ (Tai Tham script)
- ໂມສ or ໂມສະ (Lao script)
- មោស (Khmer script)
- 𑄟𑄮𑄥 (Chakma script)
Noun
mosa m
- theft
Swedish
Etymology
mos (“mash, puree”) + -a
Verb
mosa (present mosar, preterite mosade, supine mosat, imperative mosa)
- to turn (something) into a mash or mush through pressure; to mash, to mush, to puree, to squash, etc.
Han mosade potatisarna- He mashed the potatoes
- (figuratively) to turn (something) into a crushed mess or the like; to crush, to squash, to squish, etc.
Bilen mosades av monstertrucken- The car was crushed by the monster truck
Han mosades under Godzillas fot- He was pancaked beneath Godzilla's foot
en mosad insekt- a squashed insect
- (figuratively) to crush, to cream (utterly defeat)
De mosades av motståndarlaget- They were crushed by the opposing team
Usage notes
The idea is to put so much pressure on something that it turns into a (figurative) mash. Fairly versatile.
Conjugation
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
Descendants
References
Venetan
Etymology
Compare Italian mossa
Noun
mosa f (plural mose)
- move, movement