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kossuo

language: Karelian Proper

part of speech: Verb

phonetic variants: kos’s’uo (New written karelian, Voknavolok, Uhta); koiz’uo (Tunguda); kozzia (Rugozero); kozita (New written Tver, Valdai, Reboly, Tolmachi); kožita (Myandyselga); kozzie (Tikhvin); kozjua (Tikhvin); kozie (Valdai, Myandyselga); kozii (Dyorzha)

1 meaning

Russian: свататься
English: to ask in marriage; to propose to smb.

concept: to propose marriage

translation

Veps: ajada svathuzile; kozita; mända svathuzile; svateida

Livvi: kozille kävvä; kozita; koziččia; koziččie; ženihöijä

Ludian: kozita; kožita; svuatuida

dialects of usage: Kestenga, Knyazhaya

Examples (2)

the best an excellent a good a bad

1. Ja
vieraš
istuutu
ta
alko
kos’s’uo
ınoršiemekšeh vanhinta tytärtä
.
~~И гость сел и начал сватать старшую дочь.~~ (Harakkastarina)

2. Harakka
alko
kos’s’uo
keškimmäistä
tytärtä
.
~~Сорока стала сватать среднюю дочь.~~ (Harakkastarina)

wordforms (1)

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