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
- 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, Mihailov and P. I. Maksimov, transl., 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.
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Conjunction
kons
- before
Derived terms
- konslee
References
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 192
Norwegian Nynorsk
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kʊns/
Verb
kons
- 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
- okka, okkons, kans
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kɔns/
Determiner
kons
- (dialectal) our
- Synonym: vår
- 1925, Telnes, Jørund, 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, Oslo: Samlaget, published 2000
Anagrams
- snok, skon, sokn
Serbo-Croatian
Proper noun
kons ? (Cyrillic spelling конс)
- Acronym of Komisija za očuvanje nacionalnih spomenika Bosne i Hercegovine (“Commission to Preserve National Monuments of Bosnia and Herzegovina”).
Further reading
w:KONS
Swedish
Noun
kons
- definite genitive singular of ko.
- indefinite genitive singular of kon.
Anagrams
- skon, snok