kós

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Faroese

Noun

kós f (genitive singular kósar, plural kósir)

  1. deepening, hollow, little valley
  2. little creek

Declension

Declension of kós
f2 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative kós kósin kósir kósirnar
accusative kós kósina kósir kósirnar
dative kós kósini kósum kósunum
genitive kósar kósarinnar kósa kósanna

Noun

kós f (genitive singular kósar, plural kósir)

  1. (nautical) course

Declension

Declension of kós
f2 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative kós kósin kósir kósirnar
accusative kós kósina kósir kósirnar
dative kós kósini kósum kósunum
genitive kósar kósarinnar kósa kósanna

Noun

kós f (genitive singular kósar, plural kósir)

  1. (nautical) hole with iron ring in a sail

Declension

Declension of kós
f2 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative kós kósin kósir kósirnar
accusative kós kósina kósir kósirnar
dative kós kósini kósum kósunum
genitive kósar kósarinnar kósa kósanna

Lower Sorbian

kós

Alternative forms

  • kos (superseded)

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *kosъ. Cognate with Upper Sorbian kós.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɨs/, /kɛs/, (dated) /kʊs/

Noun

kós m animal

  1. blackbird (Turdus merula)

Declension

Declension of kós
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative kós kósa kóse
Genitive kósa kósowu kósow
Dative kósoju kósoma kósam
Accusative kósa kósowu kóse, kósow
Instrumental kósom kósoma kósami
Locative kósu kósoma kósach

Further reading

  • Muka, Arnošt (1921, 1928) “kós”, in Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow (in German), St. Petersburg, Prague: ОРЯС РАН, ČAVU; Reprinted Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag, 2008
  • Starosta, Manfred (1999) “kós”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag
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