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kosija

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Finnish

Etymology

kosia + -ja

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkosijɑ/, [ˈko̞s̠ijɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -osijɑ
  • Syllabification(key): ko‧si‧ja
  • Hyphenation(key): ko‧si‧ja

Noun

kosija

  1. wooer, suitor

Declension

More information nominative, genitive ...
More information first-person singular possessor, singular ...

Derived terms

compounds

Further reading

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Ingrian

Etymology 1

From kossia (to propose) + -ja. Akin to Finnish kosija.

Pronunciation

  • (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈkosijɑ/, [ˈko̞s̠ij]
  • (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈkosijɑ/, [ˈko̞ʒ̥iˑjɑ]
  • Rhymes: -osij, -osijɑ
  • Hyphenation: ko‧si‧ja

Noun

kosija

  1. matchmaker (one who proposes marriage on behalf of another)
Declension
More information Declension of (type 3/kana, no gradation), singular ...
Synonyms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

  • (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈkosijɑ/, [ˈko̞s̠ij]
  • (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈkosiːjɑ/, [ˈko̞ʃˑiːjɑ]
  • Rhymes: -osij, -osiːjɑ
  • Hyphenation: ko‧si‧ja

Noun

kosija

  1. partitive plural of kosi

References

  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971), Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 198
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