Czech

Noun

kosa f

1. scythe
2. (colloquial) cold temperature

Synonyms

• (cold temperature) kláda, zima, mráz

Antonyms

• (cold temperature) hic, vedro, horko

Declension

Latvian

Noun

kosa f (4th declension)

1. (botany) horsetail

Lower Sorbian

Noun

kosa f

1. Superseded spelling of kósa.

Declension

Noun

kosa

1. Superseded spelling of kósa.

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• koset
• koste (simple past)
• kost (past participle)

Verb

kosa

1. simple past of kose
2. past participle of kose

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• kose

Etymology

From German liebkosen, kosen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kuːsa/ (example of pronunciation)

Verb

kosa ‎(present tense kosar/koser, past tense kosa/koste, past participle kosa/kost, passive infinitive kosast, present participle kosande, imperative kosa/kos)

1. (takes pronoun in objective case) enjoy

   No kosar me oss.

   We are enjoying ourselves now.

2. snuggle

References

• “kosa” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɔsa/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *kosa.

Noun

kosa f

1. scythe
2. (dated) braid
3. (geography) spit that extends into the deep sea, instead of closing off a lagoon

Usage notes

Examples of landforms in sense #3 are the Farewell Spit in New Zealand and the Hel Peninsula in Poland.

Declension

Related terms

• sierp

Etymology 2

Noun

kosa

1. genitive singular of kos
2. accusative singular of kos

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *kosa (Russian коса́ ‎(kosá), Polish kosa); compare Lithuanian kasa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kǒsa/
• Hyphenation: ko‧sa

Noun

kòsa f ‎(Cyrillic spelling ко̀са)

1. hair (of a person, on the head)

Declension

Etymology 2

From Proto-Slavic *kosa (Russian коса́ ‎(kosá), Polish kosa); compare Lithuanian kasti.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kǒsa/
• Hyphenation: ko‧sa

Noun

kòsa f ‎(Cyrillic spelling ко̀са)

1. scythe

Declension

Etymology 3

From kȏs.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kǒsa/
• Hyphenation: ko‧sa

Noun

kòsa f ‎(Cyrillic spelling ко̀са)

1. slope, declivity

Declension

References

• “kosa” in Hrvatski jezični portal
• “kosa” in Hrvatski jezični portal
• “kosa” in Hrvatski jezični portal

Slovak

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *kosa.

Noun

kosa f

1. scythe
2. (slang) cold, low temperature

Swahili

Verb

kosa

1. to do wrong

Noun

kosa (ma class, plural makosa)

1. fault