kusu

See also: kusů, kuŝu, kūšu, kuşu, and Ku-su

Ainu

Alternative forms

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kùꜛsú/

Postposition

kusu (Kana spelling クス)

  1. in order to, to, for
    • 1905, John Bachelor, An Ainu-English-Japanese Dictionary (Including a Grammar of the Ainu Language):
      Nu gusu ku ek, "I have come in order to hear."
  2. (with ne) Marks the future tense.

Derived terms

Czech

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈkusu]

Noun

kusu m

  1. genitive/dative/locative singular of kus

Finnish

Etymology

From German Kusu.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkusu/, [ˈkus̠u]
  • Rhymes: -usu
  • Syllabification(key): ku‧su

Noun

kusu

  1. brushtail possum (marsupial of the genus Trichosurus)
  2. (in the plural) the genus Trichosurus

Declension
Inflection of kusu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative kusu kusut
genitive kusun kusujen
partitive kusua kusuja
illative kusuun kusuihin
singular plural
nominative kusu kusut
accusative nom. kusu kusut
gen. kusun
genitive kusun kusujen
partitive kusua kusuja
inessive kusussa kusuissa
elative kususta kusuista
illative kusuun kusuihin
adessive kusulla kusuilla
ablative kusulta kusuilta
allative kusulle kusuille
essive kusuna kusuina
translative kusuksi kusuiksi
abessive kusutta kusuitta
instructive — kusuin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of kusu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative kusuni kusuni
accusative nom. kusuni kusuni
gen. kusuni
genitive kusuni kusujeni
partitive kusuani kusujani
inessive kusussani kusuissani
elative kusustani kusuistani
illative kusuuni kusuihini
adessive kusullani kusuillani
ablative kusultani kusuiltani
allative kusulleni kusuilleni
essive kusunani kusuinani
translative kusukseni kusuikseni
abessive kusuttani kusuittani
instructive — —
comitative — kusuineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative kususi kususi
accusative nom. kususi kususi
gen. kususi
genitive kususi kusujesi
partitive kusuasi kusujasi
inessive kusussasi kusuissasi
elative kusustasi kusuistasi
illative kusuusi kusuihisi
adessive kusullasi kusuillasi
ablative kusultasi kusuiltasi
allative kusullesi kusuillesi
essive kusunasi kusuinasi
translative kusuksesi kusuiksesi
abessive kusuttasi kusuittasi
instructive — —
comitative — kusuinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative kusumme kusumme
accusative nom. kusumme kusumme
gen. kusumme
genitive kusumme kusujemme
partitive kusuamme kusujamme
inessive kusussamme kusuissamme
elative kusustamme kusuistamme
illative kusuumme kusuihimme
adessive kusullamme kusuillamme
ablative kusultamme kusuiltamme
allative kusullemme kusuillemme
essive kusunamme kusuinamme
translative kusuksemme kusuiksemme
abessive kusuttamme kusuittamme
instructive — —
comitative — kusuinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative kusunne kusunne
accusative nom. kusunne kusunne
gen. kusunne
genitive kusunne kusujenne
partitive kusuanne kusujanne
inessive kusussanne kusuissanne
elative kusustanne kusuistanne
illative kusuunne kusuihinne
adessive kusullanne kusuillanne
ablative kusultanne kusuiltanne
allative kusullenne kusuillenne
essive kusunanne kusuinanne
translative kusuksenne kusuiksenne
abessive kusuttanne kusuittanne
instructive — —
comitative — kusuinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative kusunsa kusunsa
accusative nom. kusunsa kusunsa
gen. kusunsa
genitive kusunsa kusujensa
partitive kusuaan
kusuansa		 kusujaan
kusujansa
inessive kusussaan
kusussansa		 kusuissaan
kusuissansa
elative kusustaan
kusustansa		 kusuistaan
kusuistansa
illative kusuunsa kusuihinsa
adessive kusullaan
kusullansa		 kusuillaan
kusuillansa
ablative kusultaan
kusultansa		 kusuiltaan
kusuiltansa
allative kusulleen
kusullensa		 kusuilleen
kusuillensa
essive kusunaan
kusunansa		 kusuinaan
kusuinansa
translative kusukseen
kusuksensa		 kusuikseen
kusuiksensa
abessive kusuttaan
kusuttansa		 kusuittaan
kusuittansa
instructive — —
comitative — kusuineen
kusuinensa

Derived terms
compounds

Anagrams

Icelandic

Verb

kusu

  1. third-person plural past indicative of kjósa

Izere

Etymology

Cognate to Ghotuo kɔ.

Verb

kusu

  1. to wash

References

Latvian

Verb

kusu

  1. first-person singular past indicative of kust

Rukai

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *(i-)kaSu.

Pronoun

kusu

  1. you (singular)

Ternate

Etymology

Cognate with West Makian kusu.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈku.su/

Noun

kusu

  1. alang-alang, kunai grass (Imperata cylindrica)

References
  • Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh

West Makian

Etymology 1

Cognate with Ternate kusu.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈku.s̪u/

Noun

kusu

  1. alang-alang, kunai grass (Imperata cylindrica)

Etymology 2

Cognate with, if not from, Ternate kuso. Cognate with Sahu 'usoro, Galela kuso.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈku.s̪u/

Noun

kusu

  1. Phalanger orientalis

References
  • James Collins (1982) Further Notes Towards a West Makian Vocabulary‎, Pacific linguistics
  • Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours‎, Pacific linguistics
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