kusu

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

Ainu

Alternative forms

• gusu

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

• kusu ne

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

• kettukusu

 

Anagrams

• kuus, suku

Icelandic

Verb

kusu

1. third-person plural past indicative of kjósa

Izere

Etymology

Cognate to Ghotuo kɔ.

Verb

kusu

1. to wash

References

• R. Blench, The Benue-Congo languages

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^[1], Pacific linguistics
• Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours‎^[2], Pacific linguistics