kossia

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Ingrian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Finnic *kosidak. Cognates include Finnish kosia and Estonian kosida.

Pronunciation

Verb

kossia

  1. (transitive, usually atelic) to propose to; to ask to marry
  2. (transitive, usually atelic) to marry off (propose marriage on behalve of another)
Conjugation
Conjugation of kossia (type 7/oppia, no gradation, gemination)
Indikativa
Preesens Perfekta
positive negative positive negative
1st singular kosin en kosi 1st singular oon kosint, oon kosinut en oo kosint, en oo kosinut
2nd singular kosit et kosi 2nd singular oot kosint, oot kosinut et oo kosint, et oo kosinut
3rd singular kossii ei kosi 3rd singular ono kosint, ono kosinut ei oo kosint, ei oo kosinut
1st plural kosimma emmä kosi 1st plural oomma kosineet emmä oo kosineet
2nd plural kositta että kosi 2nd plural ootta kosineet että oo kosineet
3rd plural kossiit1), kosivat2), kositaa evät kosi, ei kosita 3rd plural ovat kosineet evät oo kosineet, ei oo kosittu
impersonal kositaa ei kosita impersonal ono kosittu ei oo kosittu
Imperfekta Pluskvamperfekta
positive negative positive negative
1st singular kosin en kosint, en kosinut 1st singular olin kosint, olin kosinut en olt kosint, en olt kosinut
2nd singular kosit et kosint, et kosinut 2nd singular olit kosint, olit kosinut et olt kosint, et olt kosinut
3rd singular kosi ei kosint, ei kosinut 3rd singular oli kosint, oli kosinut ei olt kosint, ei olt kosinut
1st plural kosimma emmä kosineet 1st plural olimma kosineet emmä olleet kosineet
2nd plural kositta että kosineet 2nd plural olitta kosineet että olleet kosineet
3rd plural kossiit1), kosivat2), kosittii evät kosineet, ei kosittu 3rd plural olivat kosineet evät olleet kosineet, ei olt kosittu
impersonal kosittii ei kosittu impersonal oli kosittu ei olt kosittu
Konditsionala
Preesens Perfekta
positive negative positive negative
1st singular kosisin en kosis 1st singular olisin kosint, olisin kosinut en olis kosint, en olis kosinut
2nd singular kosisit, kossiist1) et kosis 2nd singular olisit kosint, olisit kosinut et olis kosint, et olis kosinut
3rd singular kosis ei kosis 3rd singular olis kosint, olis kosinut ei olis kosint, ei olis kosinut
1st plural kosisimma emmä kosis 1st plural olisimma kosineet emmä olis kosineet
2nd plural kosisitta että kosis 2nd plural olisitta kosineet että olis kosineet
3rd plural kosisiit1), kosisivat2), kosittais evät kosis, ei kosittais 3rd plural olisivat kosineet evät olis kosineet, ei olis kosittu
impersonal kosittais ei kosittais impersonal olis kosittu ei olis kosittu
Imperativa
Preesens Perfekta
positive negative positive negative
1st singular — — 1st singular — —
2nd singular kosi elä kosi 2nd singular oo kosint, oo kosinut elä oo kosint, elä oo kosinut
3rd singular kosikoo elköö kosiko 3rd singular olkoo kosint, olkoo kosinut elköö olko kosint, elköö olko kosinut
1st plural — — 1st plural — —
2nd plural kosikaa elkää kosiko 2nd plural olkaa kosineet elkää olko kosineet
3rd plural kosikoot elkööt kosiko, elköö kosittako 3rd plural olkoot kosineet elkööt olko kosineet, elköö olko kosittu
impersonal kosittakkoo elköö kosittako impersonal olkoo kosittu elköö olko kosittu
Potentsiala
Preesens
positive negative
1st singular kosinen en kosine
2nd singular kosinet et kosine
3rd singular kosinoo ei kosine
1st plural kosinemma emmä kosine
2nd plural kosinetta että kosine
3rd plural kosinoot evät kosine, ei kosittane
impersonal kosittannoo ei kosittane
Nominal forms
Infinitivat Partisipat
active passive
1st kossia present kosiva kosittava
2nd inessive kosijees past kosint, kosinut kosittu
instructive kossien 1) Chiefly in the Soikkola dialect.
2) Chiefly in the Ala-Laukaa dialect.
*) For the imperative, the 2nd plural (kosikaa) may be used for the 3rd person as well.
**) The interrogative is formed by adding the suffix -k (-ka?/-kä?) to the indicative
***) The deliberative is formed by adding the suffix -k (-ka?/-kä?) or -kse to either the indicative or the potential
****) In folk poetry, a long first infinitive can be formed by adding the suffix -kse-, followed by possessive suffixes, to the first infinitive. Note that sometimes gemination may be undone by this addition.
3rd illative kosimaa
inessive kosimaas
elative kosimast
abessive kosimata
4th nominative kosimiin
partitive kosimista, kosimist
Synonyms
Derived terms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

Noun

kossia

  1. partitive plural of kosa (“scythe”)

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

Noun

kossia

  1. partitive singular of kosi (“scythe”)

Etymology 4

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

Noun

kossia

  1. partitive singular of kosi (“proposal”)

References

  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 197

Votic

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *kosidak.

Pronunciation

Verb

kossia

  1. (transitive, usually atelic) to propose to, propose marriage

Inflection

Conjugation of kossia (type III-3/anta, s-z gradation, gemination)
Indicative
Present Perfect
positive negative positive negative
1st singular kozin en kozi 1st singular õõn kosinnu en õõ kosinnu
2nd singular kozid ed kozi 2nd singular õõd kosinnu ed õõ kosinnu
3rd singular kozib eb kozi 3rd singular on kosinnu eb õõ kosinnu
1st plural kozimmõ emmä kozi 1st plural õõmmõ kosinnu emmä õõ kosinnu
2nd plural kozittõ että kozi 2nd plural õõttõ kosinnu että õõ kosinnu
3rd plural kozita eväd kozi 3rd plural õlla kozittu eväd õõ kozittu
impersonal kozita eväd kozi impersonal õlla kozittu eväd õõ kozittu
Imperfect Pluperfect
positive negative positive negative
1st singular kozin en kosinnu 1st singular õlin kosinnu —
2nd singular kozid ed kosinnu 2nd singular õlid kosinnu —
3rd singular kosi eb kosinnu 3rd singular õli kosinnu —
1st plural kozimmõ emmä kosinnu 1st plural õlimmõ kosinnu —
2nd plural kozittõ että kosinnu 2nd plural õlittõ kosinnu —
3rd plural kozitti eväd kozittu 3rd plural õlti kozittu —
impersonal kozitti eväd kozittu impersonal õlti kozittu —
Conditional
Present Perfect
positive negative positive negative
1st singular kosizin en kosizʹ 1st singular õllõizin kosinnu en õllõizʹ kosinnu
2nd singular kosizid ed kosizʹ 2nd singular õllõizid kosinnu ed õllõizʹ kosinnu
3rd singular kosizʹ eb kosizʹ 3rd singular õllõizʹ kosinnu eb õllõizʹ kosinnu
1st plural kosizimmõ emmä kosizʹ 1st plural õllõizimmõ kosinnu emmä õllõizʹ kosinnu
2nd plural kosizittõ että kosizʹ 2nd plural õllõizittõ kosinnu että õllõizʹ kosinnu
3rd plural kozittaizʹ eväd kozittaizʹ 3rd plural õltaizʹ kozittu eväd õltaizʹ kozittu
impersonal kozittaizʹ eväd kozittaizʹ impersonal õltaizʹ kozittu eväd õltaizʹ kozittu
Imperative
Present
positive negative
1st singular — —
2nd singular kozi elä kozi
3rd singular kosigo1) elko kosigo1)
1st plural — —
2nd plural kosiga elka kosiga
3rd plural kosigod1) —
impersonal — —
Nominal forms
Infinitives Participles
active passive
1st kossia present kosijõ2) —
2nd illative kosima past kosinnu kozittu
inessive kosimõz 1) using la is more common
2) also used as the agent noun
elative kosimõssõ
abessive kosimõttõ

References

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