ко̄сс

Kildin Sami

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Russian коса (kosa).

Noun

ко̄сс (kōss)

1. scythe

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Further reading

• N. E. Afanasjeva with R. D. Kuruch, E. I. Mechkina, A. A. Antonova, L. D. Jakovlev, B. A. Gluhov (1985) R. D. Kuruch, editor, Саамско-русский словарь (кильдинский диалект) [Sámi-Russian dictionary (Kildin dialect)]‎^[1], Русский язык, page 125

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Related to ко̄ссэ (kōsse) (obsolete)

Noun

ко̄сс (kōss)

1. (obsolete) cough (condition that causes one to cough)

   Synonym: лэфкхэсс (lefkxess)

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Further reading

• Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), “kòss”, in Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎^[2], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland