loska

See also: loška, łoska, лоска, and lô-kà

Finnish

Etymology

Sound-symbolic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈloskɑ/, [ˈlo̞s̠kɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -oskɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): los‧ka

Noun

loska

1. slush (half-melted snow)

Declension

Inflection of loska (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative		loska	loskat
genitive		loskan	loskien
partitive		loskaa	loskia
illative		loskaan	loskiin
		singular	plural
nominative		loska	loskat
accusative	nom.	loska	loskat
	gen.	loskan
genitive		loskan	loskien loskain rare
partitive		loskaa	loskia
inessive		loskassa	loskissa
elative		loskasta	loskista
illative		loskaan	loskiin
adessive		loskalla	loskilla
ablative		loskalta	loskilta
allative		loskalle	loskille
essive		loskana	loskina
translative		loskaksi	loskiksi
abessive		loskatta	loskitta
instructive		—	loskin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of loska (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative loskani loskani accusative nom. loskani loskani gen. loskani genitive loskani loskieni loskaini rare partitive loskaani loskiani inessive loskassani loskissani elative loskastani loskistani illative loskaani loskiini adessive loskallani loskillani ablative loskaltani loskiltani allative loskalleni loskilleni essive loskanani loskinani translative loskakseni loskikseni abessive loskattani loskittani instructive — — comitative — loskineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative loskasi loskasi accusative nom. loskasi loskasi gen. loskasi genitive loskasi loskiesi loskaisi rare partitive loskaasi loskiasi inessive loskassasi loskissasi elative loskastasi loskistasi illative loskaasi loskiisi adessive loskallasi loskillasi ablative loskaltasi loskiltasi allative loskallesi loskillesi essive loskanasi loskinasi translative loskaksesi loskiksesi abessive loskattasi loskittasi instructive — — comitative — loskinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative loskamme loskamme accusative nom. loskamme loskamme gen. loskamme genitive loskamme loskiemme loskaimme rare partitive loskaamme loskiamme inessive loskassamme loskissamme elative loskastamme loskistamme illative loskaamme loskiimme adessive loskallamme loskillamme ablative loskaltamme loskiltamme allative loskallemme loskillemme essive loskanamme loskinamme translative loskaksemme loskiksemme abessive loskattamme loskittamme instructive — — comitative — loskinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative loskanne loskanne accusative nom. loskanne loskanne gen. loskanne genitive loskanne loskienne loskainne rare partitive loskaanne loskianne inessive loskassanne loskissanne elative loskastanne loskistanne illative loskaanne loskiinne adessive loskallanne loskillanne ablative loskaltanne loskiltanne allative loskallenne loskillenne essive loskananne loskinanne translative loskaksenne loskiksenne abessive loskattanne loskittanne instructive — — comitative — loskinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative loskansa loskansa accusative nom. loskansa loskansa gen. loskansa genitive loskansa loskiensa loskainsa rare partitive loskaansa loskiaan loskiansa inessive loskassaan loskassansa loskissaan loskissansa elative loskastaan loskastansa loskistaan loskistansa illative loskaansa loskiinsa adessive loskallaan loskallansa loskillaan loskillansa ablative loskaltaan loskaltansa loskiltaan loskiltansa allative loskalleen loskallensa loskilleen loskillensa essive loskanaan loskanansa loskinaan loskinansa translative loskakseen loskaksensa loskikseen loskiksensa abessive loskattaan loskattansa loskittaan loskittansa instructive — — comitative — loskineen loskinensa

Synonyms

• lumisohjo, hyhmä, hyyde, hyyhmä, sohjo

Derived terms

• loskaantua
• loskainen

 

compounds

• loskakeli

 

Further reading

• “loska”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

Anagrams

• kosla, lasko, salko

Swedish

Noun

loska c

1. a thick quantity of sputum, usually containing phlegm (after it has left the mouth); a loogie

   Synonym: spottloska

   Han torkade bort loskan från ansiktet

   He wiped the loogie off his face

Declension

Declension of loska

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	loska	loskas
	definite	loskan	loskans
plural	indefinite	loskor	loskors
	definite	loskorna	loskornas

Derived terms

• snorloska (“loogie with nasal mucus”)
• spottloska

Verb

loska (present loskar, preterite loskade, supine loskat, imperative loska)

1. to (forcefully) spit a thick quantity of sputum, usually containing phlegm; to hock a loogie

   Han loskade mig i ansiktet

   He hocked a loogie in my face

Conjugation

Conjugation of loska (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	loska		loskas
Supine	loskat		loskats
Imperative	loska		—
Imper. plural1	losken		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	loskar	loskade	loskas	loskades
Ind. plural1	loska	loskade	loskas	loskades
Subjunctive2	loske	loskade	loskes	loskades
	Participles
Present participle	loskande
Past participle	loskad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

See also

• spott (“spit”)
• spotta (“to spit”)

References

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