tosse
Danish
Etymology
From Old Norse þurs (“giant, ogre”).
Noun
tosse c (singular definite tossen, plural indefinite tosser)
- simpleton
Inflection
Declension of tosse
| common gender | Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | tosse | tossen | tosser | tosserne |
| genitive | tosses | tossens | tossers | tossernes |
Verb
tosse (imperative tos, infinitive at tosse, present tense tosser, past tense tossede, perfect tense har tosset)
- fool, fool about, fool around
Italian
Etymology
From Latin tussem, from Proto-Indo-European *tud-ti-s- (“cough”), from *(s)tewd-, from *(s)tew- (“to push, hit”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtos.se/
- Rhymes: -osse
- Hyphenation: tós‧se
Noun
tosse f (plural tossi)
- cough (condition that causes one to cough)
Related terms
- colpo di tosse - cough (expulsion of air from the lungs)
- tossicone
- tossire
Anagrams
- Sesto, sesto, soste, steso, tesso
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology 1
Probably from Danish.
Noun
tosse f (definite singular tossa, indefinite plural tosser, definite plural tossene)
- (derogatory, rare or dated) a stupid, foolish woman
Verb
tosse
- (dialectal, nonstandard) past tense of tykkja
References
- “tosse” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈtɔ.si/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈtɔ.se/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈtɔ.s(ɨ)/
- Hyphenation: tos‧se
Etymology 1
From Old Portuguese tosse, from Latin tussis (“cough”), from Proto-Indo-European *tud-ti-s- (“cough”), from *(s)tewd-, from *(s)tew- (“to push, hit”).
Noun
tosse f (plural tosses)
- cough (expulsion of air from the lungs)
- (uncountable, familiar) common cold
- Synonyms: (Portugal) constipação, constipação nasal, gripe, nasofaringite, (Brazil) resfriado, rinofaringite
Derived terms
- antitosse
- tosse convulsa
- ver o que é bom para tosse
Related terms
- tossegoso
- tosseira
- tossicar
- tossiculoso
- tossidela
- tossido
- tossiquento
- tossir
Verb
tosse
- inflection of tossir:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Walloon
Etymology
From Old French tous, tos, from Latin tussis, tussem.
Noun
tosse m or f (plural tosses)
- cough
Related terms
- tossî
- tossaedje