korsa

Indonesian

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkorsa/
• Rhymes: -orsa
• Hyphenation: kor‧sa

Noun

korsa

1. (dialectal) morale (the capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others)

   Synonym: moral

Maltese

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian corsa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɔr.sa/

Noun

korsa f (plural korsijiet or koros)

1. sea trip
2. (athletics, horse racing) track

Related terms

• kkorseġġja
• kkorsja
• kors
• korsar (kursar, kursal)
• korsija

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• korsene

Noun

korsa n

1. definite plural of kors

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

korsa n

1. definite plural of kors

Swedish

Etymology

kors +‎ -a

Verb

korsa (present korsar, preterite korsade, supine korsat, imperative korsa)

1. cross (create a cross using arms)

   Hon korsade armarna.

   She crossed her arms.

2. cross (move to the other side)

   Han korsade gatan.

   He crossed the street.

3. cross (create a mixture of two things)

   Kenneln korsade de två hundraserna.

   The kennel crossed the two dog breeds.

4. cross (mark with an "x")
5. (reflexive) cross oneself (make the sign of the cross)

Conjugation

Conjugation of korsa (weak)

	active		passive
infinitive	korsa		korsas
supine	korsat		korsats
imperative	korsa		—
imper. plural1	korsen		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	korsar	korsade	korsas	korsades
ind. plural1	korsa	korsade	korsas	korsades
subjunctive2	korse	korsade	korses	korsades
present participle		korsande
past participle		korsad

¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Related terms

• kors
• korsning

See also

• kroasera
• kryssa

Further reading

• korsa in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• korsa in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• korsa in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)