hosa

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See also: hoša, hósa, ho̱sa, and hó̱sa

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse hosa, from Proto-Germanic *husǭ.

Pronunciation

Noun

hosa f (genitive singular hosu, plural hosur)

  1. stocking, sock
    • einar hosur
      a pair of socks
  2. coward

Declension

f1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative hosa hosan hosur hosurnar
accusative hosu hosuna hosur hosurnar
dative hosu hosuni hosum hosunum
genitive hosu hosunnar hosa hosanna

Finnish

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Etymology

Back-formation from hosua

Pronunciation

Noun

hosa

  1. a partially pruned top of a tree traditionally used to put out fires

Declension

Inflection of hosa (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative hosa hosat
genitive hosan hosien
partitive hosaa hosia
illative hosaan hosiin
singular plural
nominative hosa hosat
accusative nom. hosa hosat
gen. hosan
genitive hosan hosien
hosain rare
partitive hosaa hosia
inessive hosassa hosissa
elative hosasta hosista
illative hosaan hosiin
adessive hosalla hosilla
ablative hosalta hosilta
allative hosalle hosille
essive hosana hosina
translative hosaksi hosiksi
abessive hosatta hositta
instructive — hosin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of hosa (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative hosani hosani
accusative nom. hosani hosani
gen. hosani
genitive hosani hosieni
hosaini rare
partitive hosaani hosiani
inessive hosassani hosissani
elative hosastani hosistani
illative hosaani hosiini
adessive hosallani hosillani
ablative hosaltani hosiltani
allative hosalleni hosilleni
essive hosanani hosinani
translative hosakseni hosikseni
abessive hosattani hosittani
instructive — —
comitative — hosineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative hosasi hosasi
accusative nom. hosasi hosasi
gen. hosasi
genitive hosasi hosiesi
hosaisi rare
partitive hosaasi hosiasi
inessive hosassasi hosissasi
elative hosastasi hosistasi
illative hosaasi hosiisi
adessive hosallasi hosillasi
ablative hosaltasi hosiltasi
allative hosallesi hosillesi
essive hosanasi hosinasi
translative hosaksesi hosiksesi
abessive hosattasi hosittasi
instructive — —
comitative — hosinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative hosamme hosamme
accusative nom. hosamme hosamme
gen. hosamme
genitive hosamme hosiemme
hosaimme rare
partitive hosaamme hosiamme
inessive hosassamme hosissamme
elative hosastamme hosistamme
illative hosaamme hosiimme
adessive hosallamme hosillamme
ablative hosaltamme hosiltamme
allative hosallemme hosillemme
essive hosanamme hosinamme
translative hosaksemme hosiksemme
abessive hosattamme hosittamme
instructive — —
comitative — hosinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative hosanne hosanne
accusative nom. hosanne hosanne
gen. hosanne
genitive hosanne hosienne
hosainne rare
partitive hosaanne hosianne
inessive hosassanne hosissanne
elative hosastanne hosistanne
illative hosaanne hosiinne
adessive hosallanne hosillanne
ablative hosaltanne hosiltanne
allative hosallenne hosillenne
essive hosananne hosinanne
translative hosaksenne hosiksenne
abessive hosattanne hosittanne
instructive — —
comitative — hosinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative hosansa hosansa
accusative nom. hosansa hosansa
gen. hosansa
genitive hosansa hosiensa
hosainsa rare
partitive hosaansa hosiaan
hosiansa
inessive hosassaan
hosassansa 		hosissaan
hosissansa
elative hosastaan
hosastansa 		hosistaan
hosistansa
illative hosaansa hosiinsa
adessive hosallaan
hosallansa 		hosillaan
hosillansa
ablative hosaltaan
hosaltansa 		hosiltaan
hosiltansa
allative hosalleen
hosallensa 		hosilleen
hosillensa
essive hosanaan
hosanansa 		hosinaan
hosinansa
translative hosakseen
hosaksensa 		hosikseen
hosiksensa
abessive hosattaan
hosattansa 		hosittaan
hosittansa
instructive — —
comitative — hosineen
hosinensa

Further reading

Middle English

Noun

hosa

  1. (Early Middle English) Alternative form of hose

Old English

Noun

hōsa

  1. nominative/accusative/genitive plural of hōs

Old Swedish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Norse hosa, from Proto-Germanic *husǭ.

Noun

hosa f

  1. legging, leg covering, hose

Declension

Declension of hosa (on-stem)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative hosa hosan hosu(r), -o(r) hosuna(r), -ona(r)
accusative hosu, -o hosuna, -ona hosu(r), -o(r) hosuna(r), -ona(r)
dative hosu, -o hosunni, -onne hosum, -om hosumin, -omen
genitive hosu, -o hosunna(r), -onna(r) hosa hosanna

Descendants

  • → Finnish: housut
  • Swedish: hosa

Tsou

Noun

hosa

  1. tribe
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