konsa

See also: konša

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *konsa (compare Karelian konša, Veps konz), derived from Proto-Uralic *ko-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkonsɑ/, [ˈko̞ns̠ɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -onsɑ
• Syllabification^(key): kon‧sa
• Hyphenation^(key): kon‧sa

Adverb

konsa (archaic)

1. (interrogative) when (at what time)

   Synonyms: koska, milloin

Conjunction

konsa (archaic)

1. (relative) when (at that time)

   Synonym: kun

2. (rare) because, for the reason that

   Synonym: koska

Derived terms

• konsanaan

Further reading

• “konsa”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023

Anagrams

• oksan, sakon, sanko, sokan

Haitian Creole

Etymology

From French comme ça (“like that”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔ̃sa/

Adjective

konsa

1. like that, such as that

Derived terms

• lèkonsa

Adverb

konsa

1. in such a manner

References

• Targète, Jean; Urciolo, Raphael (1993), Haitian Creole-English Dictionary‎^[2], Dunwoody Press, →ISBN, page 99

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• konse

Etymology

From konsentrera (“concentrate”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kunsa/

Verb

konsa (present tense konsar, past tense konsa, past participle konsa, passive infinitive konsast, present participle konsande, imperative konsa/kons)

1. (nonstandard) concentrate

   Du lyt konsa meir.

   You have to concentrate more.

References

• “konsa” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.