kossa

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʰɔsːa/
• Rhymes: -ɔsːa

Noun

kossa

1. inflection of koss:
   1. indefinite accusative plural
   2. indefinite genitive plural

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse kussa (“cow”). Cognate with Icelandic kusa (“cow”).

Noun

kossa c

1. (colloquial, often endearing) a cow

   Synonym: ko

2. (derogatory) cow (despicable woman)
3. (derogatory) cow (fat person)

Declension

Declension of kossa

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	kossa	kossas
	definite	kossan	kossans
plural	indefinite	kossor	kossors
	definite	kossorna	kossornas

References

• kossa in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• kossa in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• kossa in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Votic

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian косо (koso).

Pronunciation

• (Luutsa, Liivtšülä) IPA^(key): /ˈkosːɑː/, [ˈkosːɑ]
• Rhymes: -osːɑː
• Hyphenation: kos‧sa

Adverb

kossa

1. askew, diagonally

References

• Hallap, V., Adler, E., Grünberg, S., Leppik, M. (2012) “kossaa”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn