kisa

See also: Appendix:Variations of "kisa"

Bikol Central

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkisa/ [ˈki.sa]
• Hyphenation: ki‧sa

Conjunction

kisa (Basahan spelling ᜃᜒᜐ)

1. alternative form of ki sa

Estonian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *kisa.

Noun

kisa (genitive kisa, partitive kisa)

1. cry, shout, yell, scream
2. clamour, din, hubbub

   Synonym: lärm

Declension

Declension of kisa (ÕS type 17/elu, no gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		kisa	kisad
accusative	nom.
	gen.	kisa
genitive			kisade
partitive		kisa	kisasid
illative		kissa kisasse	kisadesse
inessive		kisas	kisades
elative		kisast	kisadest
allative		kisale	kisadele
adessive		kisal	kisadel
ablative		kisalt	kisadelt
translative		kisaks	kisadeks
terminative		kisani	kisadeni
essive		kisana	kisadena
abessive		kisata	kisadeta
comitative		kisaga	kisadega

Related terms

• kisama (“to cry, to yell”)

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *kisa, possibly from Proto-Finno-Ugric *kiśɜ, *keśɜ; compare Northern Sami gižži, Northern Khanty [Term?], Northern Mansi ка̄с- (kās-) and Hungarian küzd. Related to Karelian kisa (“dance, play”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkisɑ/, [ˈk̟is̠ɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -isɑ
• Syllabification^(key): ki‧sa
• Hyphenation^(key): ki‧sa

Noun

kisa

1. (usually in the plural) competition, games
2. race (contest between people, animals, vehicles, etc. where the goal is to be the first to reach some objective)

Declension

Inflection of kisa (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		kisa	kisat
genitive		kisan	kisojen
partitive		kisaa	kisoja
illative		kisaan	kisoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		kisa	kisat
accusative	nom.	kisa	kisat
	gen.	kisan
genitive		kisan	kisojen kisain rare
partitive		kisaa	kisoja
inessive		kisassa	kisoissa
elative		kisasta	kisoista
illative		kisaan	kisoihin
adessive		kisalla	kisoilla
ablative		kisalta	kisoilta
allative		kisalle	kisoille
essive		kisana	kisoina
translative		kisaksi	kisoiksi
abessive		kisatta	kisoitta
instructive		—	kisoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of kisa (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kisani kisani accusative nom. kisani kisani gen. kisani genitive kisani kisojeni kisaini rare partitive kisaani kisojani inessive kisassani kisoissani elative kisastani kisoistani illative kisaani kisoihini adessive kisallani kisoillani ablative kisaltani kisoiltani allative kisalleni kisoilleni essive kisanani kisoinani translative kisakseni kisoikseni abessive kisattani kisoittani instructive — — comitative — kisoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kisasi kisasi accusative nom. kisasi kisasi gen. kisasi genitive kisasi kisojesi kisaisi rare partitive kisaasi kisojasi inessive kisassasi kisoissasi elative kisastasi kisoistasi illative kisaasi kisoihisi adessive kisallasi kisoillasi ablative kisaltasi kisoiltasi allative kisallesi kisoillesi essive kisanasi kisoinasi translative kisaksesi kisoiksesi abessive kisattasi kisoittasi instructive — — comitative — kisoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kisamme kisamme accusative nom. kisamme kisamme gen. kisamme genitive kisamme kisojemme kisaimme rare partitive kisaamme kisojamme inessive kisassamme kisoissamme elative kisastamme kisoistamme illative kisaamme kisoihimme adessive kisallamme kisoillamme ablative kisaltamme kisoiltamme allative kisallemme kisoillemme essive kisanamme kisoinamme translative kisaksemme kisoiksemme abessive kisattamme kisoittamme instructive — — comitative — kisoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kisanne kisanne accusative nom. kisanne kisanne gen. kisanne genitive kisanne kisojenne kisainne rare partitive kisaanne kisojanne inessive kisassanne kisoissanne elative kisastanne kisoistanne illative kisaanne kisoihinne adessive kisallanne kisoillanne ablative kisaltanne kisoiltanne allative kisallenne kisoillenne essive kisananne kisoinanne translative kisaksenne kisoiksenne abessive kisattanne kisoittanne instructive — — comitative — kisoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative kisansa kisansa accusative nom. kisansa kisansa gen. kisansa genitive kisansa kisojensa kisainsa rare partitive kisaansa kisojaan kisojansa inessive kisassaan kisassansa kisoissaan kisoissansa elative kisastaan kisastansa kisoistaan kisoistansa illative kisaansa kisoihinsa adessive kisallaan kisallansa kisoillaan kisoillansa ablative kisaltaan kisaltansa kisoiltaan kisoiltansa allative kisalleen kisallensa kisoilleen kisoillensa essive kisanaan kisanansa kisoinaan kisoinansa translative kisakseen kisaksensa kisoikseen kisoiksensa abessive kisattaan kisattansa kisoittaan kisoittansa instructive — — comitative — kisoineen kisoinensa

Derived terms

• kisata

compounds

• arvokisa
• esikisat
• hallikisa
• hiihtokisa
• kesäkisat
• kisaemäntä
• kisaennätys
• kisaisännyys
• kisaisäntä
• kisajoukkue
• kisakaupunki
• kisakone
• kisakylä
• kisapaikka
• kisatyttö
• kotikisa
• maailmanmestaruuskisa
• mestaruuskisa
• missikisa
• MM-kisat
• mäkikisa
• nappulakisat
• olympiakisat
• pudotuskisa
• rankkarikisa
• sprintterikisat
• talvikisa
• talvikisat
• teräsmieskisa
• tietokisa
• tuijotuskisa
• tukkilaiskisat
• tynkäkisat
• urheilukisat
• yleisurheilukisa

Further reading

• “kisa”, 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 2 July 2023

Anagrams

• -ksia, Sika, aski, kasi, sika, sika-

Haitian Creole

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kisa/

Pronoun

kisa

1. (interrogative) what

Derived terms

• poukisa

Icelandic

Etymology

Possibly from the sound made when people try to get a cat to come to them, "kss-kss". Compare the (probably unrelated) Russian ки́са (kísa, “kitty-cat”) and Finnish kissa (“cat”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈcʰɪːsa/
• Rhymes: -ɪːsa

Noun

kisa f (genitive singular kisu, nominative plural kisur)

1. (informal) kitty-cat, kitty (often but not necessarily female)
2. (informal, uncommon) one who cannot easily consume hot food or drink

Declension

Declension of kisa (feminine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	kisa	kisan	kisur	kisurnar
accusative	kisu	kisuna	kisur	kisurnar
dative	kisu	kisunni	kisum	kisunum
genitive	kisu	kisunnar	kisa	kisanna

Related terms

• kisi (“kitty-cat”) (often but not necessarily male)

Japanese

Romanization

kisa

1. Rōmaji transcription of きさ

Mokilese

Pronoun

kisa

1. first person dual inclusive pronoun: the two of us, including you

See also

Mokilese personal pronouns

singular	1st person	ngoah, ngoahi
	2nd person	koah, koawoa
	3rd person	ih
dual	1st person exclusive	kisa
	1st person inclusive	kama
	2nd person	kamwa
	3rd person	ara, ira
plural	1st person exclusive	kisai
	1st person inclusive	kamai
	2nd person	kamwai
	3rd person	arai, irai
remote plural	1st person exclusive	kihs
	1st person inclusive	kimi
	2nd person	kimwi
	3rd person	ihr

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀓𑀺𑀲 (Brahmi script)
• किस (Devanagari script)
• কিস (Bengali script)
• කිස (Sinhalese script)
• ကိသ or ၵိသ (Burmese script)
• กิส or กิสะ (Thai script)
• ᨠᩥᩈ (Tai Tham script)
• ກິສ or ກິສະ (Lao script)
• កិស (Khmer script)
• 𑄇𑄨𑄥 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit कृश (kṛśa), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kr̥ćás, from Proto-Indo-European *kr̥ḱós.

Adjective

kisa

1. gaunt, haggard
2. slender

Slovene

Noun

kisa

1. genitive singular of kis

Swahili

Etymology

From Arabic قِصَّة (qiṣṣa).

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

  (file)

Noun

kisa class VII (plural visa class VIII)

1. event, episode, occasion
2. explanation, narrative, account

Swedish

Verb

kisa (present kisar, preterite kisade, supine kisat, imperative kisa)

1. to squint

Conjugation

Conjugation of kisa (weak)

	active		passive
infinitive	kisa		—
supine	kisat		—
imperative	kisa		—
imper. plural1	kisen		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	kisar	kisade	—	—
ind. plural1	kisa	kisade	—	—
subjunctive2	kise	kisade	—	—
present participle		kisande
past participle		—

¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

References

• kisa in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• kisa in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• kisa in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Anagrams

• Isak