hosua

== Finnish == === Etymology 1 === From Proto-Finnic *hosudak (compare Karelian hosuo and dialectal Estonian õsuma (“to reap grain with a scythe”)). ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈhosuɑˣ/, [ˈho̞s̠uɑ̝(ʔ)] Rhymes: -osuɑ Syllabification(key): ho‧su‧a Hyphenation(key): ho‧sua ==== Verb ==== hosua (intransitive) to rush (to perform a task with great haste, with a suggestion of carelessness) (dialectal) to swing, flail ===== Conjugation ===== ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== → Swedish: håsa ==== Further reading ==== “hosua”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 1 July 2023 === Etymology 2 === ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈhosuɑ/, [ˈho̞s̠uɑ̝] Rhymes: -osuɑ Syllabification(key): ho‧su‧a Hyphenation(key): ho‧sua ==== Noun ==== hosua partitive singular of hosu