# loska
## Finnish
### Etymology

Sound-symbolic

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈloskɑ/, [ˈlo̞s̠kɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -oskɑ
* Hyphenation: los‧ka

### Noun

loska
* slush (half-melted snow)

#### Declension

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
* loskakeli

### References

* ↑ Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words]‎ (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources; this source is labeled "SSA 1992–2000"), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN

### Further reading

* “loska”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (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
* a thick quantity of sputum, usually containing phlegm (after it has left the mouth); a loogie
    Synonym: spottloska
    Han torkade bort loskan från ansiktetHe wiped the loogie off his face

#### Declension

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

#### Derived terms

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

### Verb

loska (present loskar, preterite loskade, supine loskat, imperative loska)
* to (forcefully) spit a thick quantity of sputum, usually containing phlegm; to hock a loogie
    Han loskade mig i ansiktetHe hocked a loogie in my face

#### Conjugation
### 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)