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Finnish
Etymology
Borrowing from Swedish gosse.[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
kossi
- (dialectal) boy
- (dialectal) pig
- (dialectal) small salmon
- (dialectal) scrotum
- 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
References
- ^ Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources; this source is labeled "SSA 1992–2000"), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN
Anagrams
Icelandic
Noun
kossi
- indefinite dative singular of koss