See also: Kössi, kössi, and Kossi

Finnish edit

Etymology edit

Borrowing from Swedish gosse.[1]

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈkosːi/, [ˈko̞s̠ːi]
  • Rhymes: -osːi
  • Syllabification(key): kos‧si

Noun edit

kossi

  1. (dialectal) boy
  2. (dialectal) pig
  3. (dialectal) small salmon
  4. (dialectal) scrotum
  5. 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 edit

Inflection of kossi (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative kossi kossit
genitive kossin kossien
partitive kossia kosseja
illative kossiin kosseihin
singular plural
nominative kossi kossit
accusative nom. kossi kossit
gen. kossin
genitive kossin kossien
partitive kossia kosseja
inessive kossissa kosseissa
elative kossista kosseista
illative kossiin kosseihin
adessive kossilla kosseilla
ablative kossilta kosseilta
allative kossille kosseille
essive kossina kosseina
translative kossiksi kosseiksi
abessive kossitta kosseitta
instructive kossein
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of kossi (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative kossini kossini
accusative nom. kossini kossini
gen. kossini
genitive kossini kossieni
partitive kossiani kossejani
inessive kossissani kosseissani
elative kossistani kosseistani
illative kossiini kosseihini
adessive kossillani kosseillani
ablative kossiltani kosseiltani
allative kossilleni kosseilleni
essive kossinani kosseinani
translative kossikseni kosseikseni
abessive kossittani kosseittani
instructive
comitative kosseineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative kossisi kossisi
accusative nom. kossisi kossisi
gen. 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
singular plural
nominative kossimme kossimme
accusative nom. kossimme kossimme
gen. kossimme
genitive kossimme kossiemme
partitive kossiamme kossejamme
inessive kossissamme kosseissamme
elative kossistamme kosseistamme
illative kossiimme kosseihimme
adessive kossillamme kosseillamme
ablative kossiltamme kosseiltamme
allative kossillemme kosseillemme
essive kossinamme kosseinamme
translative kossiksemme kosseiksemme
abessive kossittamme kosseittamme
instructive
comitative kosseinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative kossinne kossinne
accusative nom. kossinne kossinne
gen. kossinne
genitive kossinne kossienne
partitive kossianne kossejanne
inessive kossissanne kosseissanne
elative kossistanne kosseistanne
illative kossiinne kosseihinne
adessive kossillanne kosseillanne
ablative kossiltanne kosseiltanne
allative kossillenne kosseillenne
essive kossinanne kosseinanne
translative kossiksenne kosseiksenne
abessive kossittanne kosseittanne
instructive
comitative kosseinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative kossinsa kossinsa
accusative nom. kossinsa kossinsa
gen. kossinsa
genitive kossinsa kossiensa
partitive kossiaan
kossiansa
kossejaan
kossejansa
inessive kossissaan
kossissansa
kosseissaan
kosseissansa
elative kossistaan
kossistansa
kosseistaan
kosseistansa
illative kossiinsa kosseihinsa
adessive kossillaan
kossillansa
kosseillaan
kosseillansa
ablative kossiltaan
kossiltansa
kosseiltaan
kosseiltansa
allative kossilleen
kossillensa
kosseilleen
kosseillensa
essive kossinaan
kossinansa
kosseinaan
kosseinansa
translative kossikseen
kossiksensa
kosseikseen
kosseiksensa
abessive kossittaan
kossittansa
kosseittaan
kosseittansa
instructive
comitative kosseineen
kosseinensa

References edit

  1. ^ 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), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN

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Noun edit

kossi

  1. indefinite dative singular of koss