koska

See also: Koska, koskâ, and Koška

Finnish

Etymology

Proto-Finnic *kos +‎ -ka; equivalent to ko- +‎ -s +‎ -ka; the s-lative singular of ko- (from Proto-Uralic *ku- ~ *ko-) with the interrogative particle -ka. Compare dialectal Erzya [script needed] (kosk), [script needed] (kosko, “when”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkoskɑ/, [ˈko̞s̠kɑ̝]

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -oskɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): kos‧ka

Conjunction

koska

1. (subordinating) because, since.

   Synonym: sillä (see its usage notes)

   Koska et soittanut, lähdimme ilman sinua.

   Since you didn't call, we left without you.

   Koska meillä on joulu, juhla armas lapsien, eikä rasita koulu, syyt’ on olla iloinen!

   Because we have the midwinter festival now, ...

   Koska sä oot ylivoimainen.

   Because you are overwhelming.

Usage notes

Negative contractions for koska
basic form	koska
negative	singular	plural
1st person	kosken	koskemme
2nd person	kosket	koskette
3rd person	koskei	koskeivät koskeivat
These contractions are used with the indicative forms of the negative verb ei. These contractions with koska are not particularly common nowadays, perhaps due to potential confusion with forms of koskea. Thus it is more common to keep the two words separate.

Adverb

koska (not comparable)

1. Synonym of milloin (“when, at what time”)

   Koska he tulevat?

   When will they arrive?

   Tiedätkö, koska he tulevat?

   Do you know when they'll arrive?

Preposition

koska (rare, slang, nonstandard)

1. Synonym of takia (“because of”) (as a calque of English prepositional because)

   Miks sä oot kotona? Koska kuume.

   Why are you at home? Because fever.

Derived terms

• koskaan

 

Further reading

• “koska”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

Anagrams

• kasko, sakko, sokka

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kôska/
• Hyphenation: kos‧ka

Noun

kȍska f (Cyrillic spelling ко̏ска)

1. a big bone

Further reading

• “koska”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024