mosa

See also: Appendix:Variations of "mosa"

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmosɑ/, [ˈmo̞s̠ɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -osɑ
• Syllabification^(key): mo‧sa

Etymology 1

Clipping of monni +‎ -sa. Compare also similarly formed vänskä from vänrikki (“lieutenant”) +‎ -skä. Perhaps inspired by mosa (etymology 2) like its many synonyms.

Noun

mosa

1. (military slang) Synonym of monni.

Declension

Inflection of mosa (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative		mosa	mosat
genitive		mosan	mosien
partitive		mosaa	mosia
illative		mosaan	mosiin
		singular	plural
nominative		mosa	mosat
accusative	nom.	mosa	mosat
	gen.	mosan
genitive		mosan	mosien mosain rare
partitive		mosaa	mosia
inessive		mosassa	mosissa
elative		mosasta	mosista
illative		mosaan	mosiin
adessive		mosalla	mosilla
ablative		mosalta	mosilta
allative		mosalle	mosille
essive		mosana	mosina
translative		mosaksi	mosiksi
abessive		mosatta	mositta
instructive		—	mosin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

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

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative mosani mosani accusative nom. mosani mosani gen. mosani genitive mosani mosieni mosaini rare partitive mosaani mosiani inessive mosassani mosissani elative mosastani mosistani illative mosaani mosiini adessive mosallani mosillani ablative mosaltani mosiltani allative mosalleni mosilleni essive mosanani mosinani translative mosakseni mosikseni abessive mosattani mosittani instructive — — comitative — mosineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative mosasi mosasi accusative nom. mosasi mosasi gen. mosasi genitive mosasi mosiesi mosaisi rare partitive mosaasi mosiasi inessive mosassasi mosissasi elative mosastasi mosistasi illative mosaasi mosiisi adessive mosallasi mosillasi ablative mosaltasi mosiltasi allative mosallesi mosillesi essive mosanasi mosinasi translative mosaksesi mosiksesi abessive mosattasi mosittasi instructive — — comitative — mosinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative mosamme mosamme accusative nom. mosamme mosamme gen. mosamme genitive mosamme mosiemme mosaimme rare partitive mosaamme mosiamme inessive mosassamme mosissamme elative mosastamme mosistamme illative mosaamme mosiimme adessive mosallamme mosillamme ablative mosaltamme mosiltamme allative mosallemme mosillemme essive mosanamme mosinamme translative mosaksemme mosiksemme abessive mosattamme mosittamme instructive — — comitative — mosinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative mosanne mosanne accusative nom. mosanne mosanne gen. mosanne genitive mosanne mosienne mosainne rare partitive mosaanne mosianne inessive mosassanne mosissanne elative mosastanne mosistanne illative mosaanne mosiinne adessive mosallanne mosillanne ablative mosaltanne mosiltanne allative mosallenne mosillenne essive mosananne mosinanne translative mosaksenne mosiksenne abessive mosattanne mosittanne instructive — — comitative — mosinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative mosansa mosansa accusative nom. mosansa mosansa gen. mosansa genitive mosansa mosiensa mosainsa rare partitive mosaansa mosiaan mosiansa inessive mosassaan mosassansa mosissaan mosissansa elative mosastaan mosastansa mosistaan mosistansa illative mosaansa mosiinsa adessive mosallaan mosallansa mosillaan mosillansa ablative mosaltaan mosaltansa mosiltaan mosiltansa allative mosalleen mosallensa mosilleen mosillensa essive mosanaan mosanansa mosinaan mosinansa translative mosakseen mosaksensa mosikseen mosiksensa abessive mosattaan mosattansa mosittaan mosittansa instructive — — comitative — mosineen mosinensa

Derived terms

• ? mosuri

Etymology 2

Noun

mosa (dialectal)

1. Alternative form of musa (“bump, rock; (state of being) broken”).

Declension

Inflection of mosa (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative		mosa	mosat
genitive		mosan	mosien
partitive		mosaa	mosia
illative		mosaan	mosiin
		singular	plural
nominative		mosa	mosat
accusative	nom.	mosa	mosat
	gen.	mosan
genitive		mosan	mosien mosain rare
partitive		mosaa	mosia
inessive		mosassa	mosissa
elative		mosasta	mosista
illative		mosaan	mosiin
adessive		mosalla	mosilla
ablative		mosalta	mosilta
allative		mosalle	mosille
essive		mosana	mosina
translative		mosaksi	mosiksi
abessive		mosatta	mositta
instructive		—	mosin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

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

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative mosani mosani accusative nom. mosani mosani gen. mosani genitive mosani mosieni mosaini rare partitive mosaani mosiani inessive mosassani mosissani elative mosastani mosistani illative mosaani mosiini adessive mosallani mosillani ablative mosaltani mosiltani allative mosalleni mosilleni essive mosanani mosinani translative mosakseni mosikseni abessive mosattani mosittani instructive — — comitative — mosineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative mosasi mosasi accusative nom. mosasi mosasi gen. mosasi genitive mosasi mosiesi mosaisi rare partitive mosaasi mosiasi inessive mosassasi mosissasi elative mosastasi mosistasi illative mosaasi mosiisi adessive mosallasi mosillasi ablative mosaltasi mosiltasi allative mosallesi mosillesi essive mosanasi mosinasi translative mosaksesi mosiksesi abessive mosattasi mosittasi instructive — — comitative — mosinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative mosamme mosamme accusative nom. mosamme mosamme gen. mosamme genitive mosamme mosiemme mosaimme rare partitive mosaamme mosiamme inessive mosassamme mosissamme elative mosastamme mosistamme illative mosaamme mosiimme adessive mosallamme mosillamme ablative mosaltamme mosiltamme allative mosallemme mosillemme essive mosanamme mosinamme translative mosaksemme mosiksemme abessive mosattamme mosittamme instructive — — comitative — mosinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative mosanne mosanne accusative nom. mosanne mosanne gen. mosanne genitive mosanne mosienne mosainne rare partitive mosaanne mosianne inessive mosassanne mosissanne elative mosastanne mosistanne illative mosaanne mosiinne adessive mosallanne mosillanne ablative mosaltanne mosiltanne allative mosallenne mosillenne essive mosananne mosinanne translative mosaksenne mosiksenne abessive mosattanne mosittanne instructive — — comitative — mosinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative mosansa mosansa accusative nom. mosansa mosansa gen. mosansa genitive mosansa mosiensa mosainsa rare partitive mosaansa mosiaan mosiansa inessive mosassaan mosassansa mosissaan mosissansa elative mosastaan mosastansa mosistaan mosistansa illative mosaansa mosiinsa adessive mosallaan mosallansa mosillaan mosillansa ablative mosaltaan mosaltansa mosiltaan mosiltansa allative mosalleen mosallensa mosilleen mosillensa essive mosanaan mosanansa mosinaan mosinansa translative mosakseen mosaksensa mosikseen mosiksensa abessive mosattaan mosattansa mosittaan mosittansa instructive — — comitative — mosineen mosinensa

Derived terms

• mosauttaa, mossauttaa

References

• Sotilasslangin tarkastelua (Master's Thesis, in Finnish), Jenna Säärelä, 2018
• “mosa”, in Suomen murteiden sanakirja [Dictionary of Finnish Dialects]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, incomplete, continuously updated), Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten keskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2022, →ISSN.

Anagrams

• Asmo, osma, soma

Japanese

Romanization

mosa

1. Rōmaji transcription of もさ

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀫𑁄𑀲 (Brahmi script)
• मोस (Devanagari script)
• মোস (Bengali script)
• මොස (Sinhalese script)
• မောသ or မေႃသ (Burmese script)
• โมส or โมสะ (Thai script)
• ᨾᩮᩣᩈ (Tai Tham script)
• ໂມສ or ໂມສະ (Lao script)
• មោស (Khmer script)
• 𑄟𑄮𑄥 (Chakma script)

Noun

mosa m

1. theft

Swedish

en monstertruck som mosar bilar (sense 2)

Etymology

mos (“mash, puree”) +‎ -a

Verb

mosa (present mosar, preterite mosade, supine mosat, imperative mosa)

1. to turn (something) into a mash or mush through pressure; to mash, to mush, to puree, to squash, etc.

   Han mosade potatisarna

   He mashed the potatoes

2. (figuratively) to turn (something) into a crushed mess or the like; to crush, to squash, to squish, etc.

   Bilen mosades av monstertrucken

   The car was crushed by the monster truck

   Han mosades under Godzillas fot

   He was pancaked beneath Godzilla's foot

   en mosad insekt

   a squashed insect

3. (figuratively) to crush, to cream (utterly defeat)

   De mosades av motståndarlaget

   They were crushed by the opposing team

Usage notes

The idea is to put so much pressure on something that it turns into a (figurative) mash. Fairly versatile.

Conjugation

Conjugation of mosa (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	mosa		mosas
Supine	mosat		mosats
Imperative	mosa		—
Imper. plural1	mosen		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	mosar	mosade	mosas	mosades
Ind. plural1	mosa	mosade	mosas	mosades
Subjunctive2	mose	mosade	moses	mosades
	Participles
Present participle	mosande
Past participle	mosad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Descendants

• → Finnish: muusata, muussata

References

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

Venetan

Etymology

Compare Italian mossa

Noun

mosa f (plural mose)

1. move, movement