loska
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Finnish
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
loska
- slush (half-melted snow)
Declension
| Inflection of loska (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | loska | loskat | |
| genitive | loskan | loskien | |
| partitive | loskaa | loskia | |
| illative | loskaan | loskiin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | loska | loskat | |
| accusative | nom. | loska | loskat |
| gen. | loskan | ||
| genitive | loskan | loskien loskain rare | |
| partitive | loskaa | loskia | |
| inessive | loskassa | loskissa | |
| elative | loskasta | loskista | |
| illative | loskaan | loskiin | |
| adessive | loskalla | loskilla | |
| ablative | loskalta | loskilta | |
| allative | loskalle | loskille | |
| essive | loskana | loskina | |
| translative | loskaksi | loskiksi | |
| abessive | loskatta | loskitta | |
| instructive | — | loskin | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
Synonyms
Derived terms
compounds
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
Further reading
- “loska”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03
Anagrams
Swedish
Noun
loska c
- a thick quantity of sputum, usually containing phlegm (after it has left the mouth); a loogie
- Synonym: spottloska
- Han torkade bort loskan från ansiktet
- He wiped the loogie off his face
Declension
Declension of loska
Derived terms
- snorloska (“loogie with nasal mucus”)
- spottloska
Verb
loska (present loskar, preterite loskade, supine loskat, imperative loska)
- to (forcefully) spit a thick quantity of sputum, usually containing phlegm; to hock a loogie
- Han loskade mig i ansiktet
- He hocked a loogie in my face
Conjugation
Conjugation of loska (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | loska | loskas | ||
| Supine | loskat | loskats | ||
| Imperative | loska | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | losken | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | loskar | loskade | loskas | loskades |
| Ind. plural1 | loska | loskade | loskas | loskades |
| Subjunctive2 | loske | loskade | loskes | loskades |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | loskande | |||
| Past participle | loskad | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||