# uskoa
## Finnish
### Etymology 1

From Proto-Finnic *uskodak, probably borrowed from Proto-Germanic *wunskijaną.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈuskoɑˣ/, [ˈus̠ko̞ɑ̝(ʔ)]
* Rhymes: -uskoɑ
* Hyphenation: us‧koa

#### Verb

uskoa
* (intransitive) to believe, have faith [with illative ‘in’] (someone's abilities, chances etc.; someone's existence; the power, value etc. of something; the existence of something)
    Antonym: epäillä
    Uskotko häneen? ― Do you believe/have faith in her?
    Uskotko kuriin? ― Do you believe in discipline? / Are you a believer in discipline?
    Uskotko enkeleihin? ― Do you believe in angels?
    Uskotko pystyväsi siihen? / Uskotko, että pystyt siihen? ― Do you believe you can do it?
* (transitive, usually atelic) to believe (someone, in something someone says/does), trust
    Uskon sinua tässä asiassa. ― I trust you in this matter.
    En usko sinua. ― I don't believe you.
    Ethän sinä minua usko, mutta kerronpa silti... ― I know you're not going to believe me, but I'll tell you anyway...
* (transitive) to believe (something to be true)
    Uskon sen. ― I believe it.
    En usko sitä. ― I don't believe it.
* (transitive) to entrust, to confide [with allative ‘to’]
    Synonym: luottaa
    Uskon nämä avaimet sinulle. ― I entrust these keys to you.
    Voinko uskoa sinulle salaisuuksiani? ― Can I confide my secrets to you?

##### Derived terms

* uskomaton
* uskottava
* usko
* uskominen
* uskomus
* uskonto
* uskaltaa
* uskoutua

#### Further reading

* “uskoa”, 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 2023-07-01

### Etymology 2
#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈuskoɑ/, [ˈus̠ko̞ɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -uskoɑ
* Hyphenation: us‧koa

#### Noun

uskoa
* partitive singular of usko

### Anagrams

* asuko, kousa

## Ingrian
### Etymology 1

From Proto-Finnic *uskodak (“to believe”). Cognates include Finnish uskoa and Estonian uskuda.

#### Pronunciation

* (Ala-Laukaa) IPA: /ˈuskoɑ/, [ˈus̠ko̞]
* (Soikkola) IPA: /ˈuskoɑ/, [ˈuʃko̞ɑ]
* Rhymes: -uskoː, -uskoɑ
* Hyphenation: us‧ko‧a

#### Verb

uskoa
* (intransitive) to believe
* (transitive) to entrust

##### Derived terms

* usko
* uskomatoin

### Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Pronunciation

* (Ala-Laukaa) IPA: /ˈuskoɑ/, [ˈus̠ko̞]
* (Soikkola) IPA: /ˈuskoɑ/, [ˈuʃko̞ɑ]
* Rhymes: -uskoː, -uskoɑ
* Hyphenation: us‧ko‧a

#### Noun

uskoa
* partitive singular of usko

### References

* Fedor Tumansky (1790) “ускоа”, in Опытъ повѣствованїя о дѣянїях, положенїи, состоянїи и раздѣленїи Санкт-Петербургской губернїи [An experiment of an account of the acts, location, condition and division of the Saint Petersburg gubernia], Краткїй словарь ижерскаго, финскаго, эстонскаго, чюдскаго, и ямскаго нарѣчїя съ россїйскимъ переводомъ [A short dictionary of the Ingrian, Finnish, Estonian, Chud and Yamtian dialects with a Russian translation], page 675
* Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 626

## Votic
### Pronunciation

* (Luutsa, Liivtšülä) IPA: /ˈuskoɑ̯/, [ˈuskoɑ̯]
* Rhymes: -uskoɑ̯
* Hyphenation: us‧koa

### Etymology 1

From Proto-Finnic *uskodak.

#### Verb

uskoa
* (transitive, usually atelic) to believe
* to trust, have faith in

##### Inflection
#### References

* Hallap, V., Adler, E., Grünberg, S., Leppik, M. (2012) “uskoa”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn

### Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Noun

uskoa
* partitive singular of usko