koska
See also: Koska and Koška
Finnish
Etymology
ko- + -s + -ka; the lative of ko- (from Proto-Uralic *ku- ~ *ko-) with the interrogative particle -ka.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkoskɑ/, [ˈko̞s̠kɑ]
- Rhymes: -oskɑ
- Syllabification(key): kos‧ka
Conjunction
koska
- (subordinating) because, since.
- 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, ...
Adverb
koska (not comparable)
- 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) 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.
Anagrams
- kasko, sakko, sokka
Serbo-Croatian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kôska/
- Hyphenation: kos‧ka
Noun
kȍska f (Cyrillic spelling ко̏ска)
- a big bone