kusta

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Finnish

Etymology 1

From Proto-Finnic *kustak, from Proto-Uralic *kuńśe-.

Pronunciation

Verb

kusta (mildly vulgar)

  1. to piss, slash, whizz (to urinate)
    Synonyms: see virtsata
    kusta housuunto piss oneself (literally, “to piss into pants”)
  2. (colloquial, figuratively) to fuck up, botch, make a mess of
    Synonyms: mokata, munata, ryssiä, tyriä
    Kustiinpahan hommat.
    We sure fucked up the job.
Conjugation
Inflection of kusta (Kotus type 66/rohkaista, no gradation)
indicative mood
present tense perfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. kusen en kuse 1st sing. olen kussut en ole kussut
2nd sing. kuset et kuse 2nd sing. olet kussut et ole kussut
3rd sing. kusee ei kuse 3rd sing. on kussut ei ole kussut
1st plur. kusemme emme kuse 1st plur. olemme kusseet emme ole kusseet
2nd plur. kusette ette kuse 2nd plur. olette kusseet ette ole kusseet
3rd plur. kusevat eivät kuse 3rd plur. ovat kusseet eivät ole kusseet
passive kustaan ei kusta passive on kustu ei ole kustu
past tense pluperfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. kusin en kussut 1st sing. olin kussut en ollut kussut
2nd sing. kusit et kussut 2nd sing. olit kussut et ollut kussut
3rd sing. kusi ei kussut 3rd sing. oli kussut ei ollut kussut
1st plur. kusimme emme kusseet 1st plur. olimme kusseet emme olleet kusseet
2nd plur. kusitte ette kusseet 2nd plur. olitte kusseet ette olleet kusseet
3rd plur. kusivat eivät kusseet 3rd plur. olivat kusseet eivät olleet kusseet
passive kustiin ei kustu passive oli kustu ei ollut kustu
conditional mood
present perfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. kusisin en kusisi 1st sing. olisin kussut en olisi kussut
2nd sing. kusisit et kusisi 2nd sing. olisit kussut et olisi kussut
3rd sing. kusisi ei kusisi 3rd sing. olisi kussut ei olisi kussut
1st plur. kusisimme emme kusisi 1st plur. olisimme kusseet emme olisi kusseet
2nd plur. kusisitte ette kusisi 2nd plur. olisitte kusseet ette olisi kusseet
3rd plur. kusisivat eivät kusisi 3rd plur. olisivat kusseet eivät olisi kusseet
passive kustaisiin ei kustaisi passive olisi kustu ei olisi kustu
imperative mood
present perfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. 1st sing.
2nd sing. kuse älä kuse 2nd sing.
3rd sing. kuskoon älköön kusko 3rd sing. olkoon kussut älköön olko kussut
1st plur. kuskaamme älkäämme kusko 1st plur.
2nd plur. kuskaa älkää kusko 2nd plur.
3rd plur. kuskoot älkööt kusko 3rd plur. olkoot kusseet älkööt olko kusseet
passive kustakoon älköön kustako passive olkoon kustu älköön olko kustu
potential mood
present perfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. kussen en kusse 1st sing. lienen kussut en liene kussut
2nd sing. kusset et kusse 2nd sing. lienet kussut et liene kussut
3rd sing. kussee ei kusse 3rd sing. lienee kussut ei liene kussut
1st plur. kussemme emme kusse 1st plur. lienemme kusseet emme liene kusseet
2nd plur. kussette ette kusse 2nd plur. lienette kusseet ette liene kusseet
3rd plur. kussevat eivät kusse 3rd plur. lienevät kusseet eivät liene kusseet
passive kustaneen ei kustane passive lienee kustu ei liene kustu
Nominal forms
infinitives participles
active passive active passive
1st kusta present kuseva kustava
long 1st1
Possessive forms
Person sing. plur.
1st kustakseni kustaksemme
2nd kustaksesi kustaksenne
3rd kustakseen
kustaksensa
past kussut kustu
2nd inessive2 kustessa kustaessa agent4 kusema
Possessive forms
Person sing. plur.
1st kustessani kustessamme
2nd kustessasi kustessanne
3rd kustessaan
kustessansa
negative kusematon
instructive kusten
1) Used only with a possessive suffix.

2) Usually with a possessive suffix (active only).
3) Some uses of the verbal noun are called the 'fourth infinitive' by certain sources (more details).

4) Usually with a possessive suffix. May not be used with all verbs, especially intransitive ones (more details). Distinct from nouns with the -ma suffix and third infinitive forms.
3rd inessive kusemassa
elative kusemasta
illative kusemaan
adessive kusemalla
abessive kusematta
instructive kuseman kustaman
4th3 verbal noun kuseminen
5th1
Possessive forms
Person sing. plur.
1st kusemaisillani kusemaisillamme
2nd kusemaisillasi kusemaisillanne
3rd kusemaisillaan
kusemaisillansa
Derived terms

Further reading

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

Noun

kusta

  1. partitive singular of kusi

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

Pronoun

kusta

  1. (archaic) elative singular of kuka

Anagrams

Indonesian

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Etymology

From Malay kusta, from Classical Malay kusta, from Sanskrit कुष्ठ (kuṣṭha).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kʊsta/
  • Hyphenation: kus‧ta

Noun

kusta (uncountable)

  1. leprosy
    Synonyms: abras, lepra, taiko

Further reading

Javanese

Romanization

kusta

  1. Romanization of ꦏꦸꦱ꧀ꦠ

Northern Sami

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈkʰusːta/

Noun

kusta

  1. broom, brush

Inflection

Even a-stem, st-stt gradation
Nominative kusta
Genitive kustta
Singular Plural
Nominative kusta kusttat
Accusative kustta kusttaid
Genitive kustta kusttaid
Illative kustii kusttaide
Locative kusttas kusttain
Comitative kusttain kusttaiguin
Essive kustan
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person kustan kustame kustamet
2nd person kustat kustade kustadet
3rd person kustas kustaska kustaset

Further reading

  • Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages, Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland