kons

See also: köns

Ingrian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *konsa. Cognates include Finnish konsa and Veps konz.

Pronunciation
  • (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈkons/, [ˈko̞nz̠]
  • (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈkons/, [ˈko̞nʒ̥]
  • Rhymes: -ons
  • Hyphenation: kons

Adverb

kons

  1. when
    • 1936, N. A. Iljin and V. I. Junus, Bukvari iƶoroin șkouluja vart, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 62:
      Hiljakaistaa ootteloo, kons se kevät tulloo.
      Slowly it would wait, when spring comes.
    • 1936, V. I. Junus, Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka‎, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 11:
      Se ono silloin kons painolle annettaa oma erityin merkitös.
      It is then, when the stress is given its own distinct notation.
    • 1936, L. G. Terehova, V. G. Erdeli, translated by Mihailov and P. I. Maksimov, Geografia: oppikirja iƶoroin alkușkoulun kolmatta klaassaa vart (ensimäine osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-Pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 5:
      Taita möö hävitimmä napravlenian (poolen), kons jooksimma oravan jälest.
      Supposedly we lost our napravlenia (direction), when we were running after the squirrel.

Conjunction

kons

  1. before

Derived terms

References
  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 192

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kʊns/

Verb

kons

  1. imperative of konse

Etymology 2

From the longer form okkons, from Old Norse okkarn with a genitive -s added. The former was the accusative masculine singular of okkarr, the possessive adjective of the first-person dual pronoun vit. Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *unkeraz.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kɔns/

Determiner

kons

  1. (dialectal) our
    Synonym: vår
    • 1925, Jørund Telnes, Skrifter, volume 2, Risør: Erik Gunleikson, page 368:
      Beste Dropen under Sol // renne til kons Døypestol.
      The best droplet under [the] Sun runs to our baptismal chair.

References
  • Ivar Aasen (1850) “okka”, in Ordbog over det norske Folkesprog‎ (in Danish), Oslo: Samlaget, published 2000

Anagrams

Serbo-Croatian

Proper noun

kons ? (Cyrillic spelling конс)

  1. Acronym of Komisija za očuvanje nacionalnih spomenika Bosne i Hercegovine (“Commission to Preserve National Monuments of Bosnia and Herzegovina”).

Further reading

Swedish

Noun

kons

  1. definite genitive singular of ko
  2. indefinite genitive singular of kon

Anagrams
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