# kusu
## Ainu
### Alternative forms

* gusu

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kùꜛsú/

### Postposition

kusu (Kana spelling クス)
* in order to, to, for
** 1905, John Bachelor, An Ainu-English-Japanese Dictionary (Including a Grammar of the Ainu Language):Nu gusu ku ek, "I have come in order to hear."
* (with ne) Marks the future tense.

#### Derived terms

* kusu ne

## Czech
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈkusu]

### Noun

kusu m
* genitive/dative/locative singular of kus

## Finnish
### Etymology

From German Kusu.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkusu/, [ˈkus̠u]
* Rhymes: -usu
* Hyphenation: ku‧su

### Noun

kusu
* brushtail possum (marsupial of the genus Trichosurus)
* (in the plural) the genus Trichosurus

#### Declension

Possessive forms of kusu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kusuni
kusuni
accusative
nom.
kusuni
kusuni
gen.
kusuni
genitive
kusuni
kusujeni
partitive
kusuani
kusujani
inessive
kusussani
kusuissani
elative
kusustani
kusuistani
illative
kusuuni
kusuihini
adessive
kusullani
kusuillani
ablative
kusultani
kusuiltani
allative
kusulleni
kusuilleni
essive
kusunani
kusuinani
translative
kusukseni
kusuikseni
abessive
kusuttani
kusuittani
instructive
comitative
—kusuineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kususi
kususi
accusative
nom.
kususi
kususi
gen.
kususi
genitive
kususi
kusujesi
partitive
kusuasi
kusujasi
inessive
kusussasi
kusuissasi
elative
kusustasi
kusuistasi
illative
kusuusi
kusuihisi
adessive
kusullasi
kusuillasi
ablative
kusultasi
kusuiltasi
allative
kusullesi
kusuillesi
essive
kusunasi
kusuinasi
translative
kusuksesi
kusuiksesi
abessive
kusuttasi
kusuittasi
instructive
comitative
—kusuinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kusumme
kusumme
accusative
nom.
kusumme
kusumme
gen.
kusumme
genitive
kusumme
kusujemme
partitive
kusuamme
kusujamme
inessive
kusussamme
kusuissamme
elative
kusustamme
kusuistamme
illative
kusuumme
kusuihimme
adessive
kusullamme
kusuillamme
ablative
kusultamme
kusuiltamme
allative
kusullemme
kusuillemme
essive
kusunamme
kusuinamme
translative
kusuksemme
kusuiksemme
abessive
kusuttamme
kusuittamme
instructive
comitative
—kusuinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kusunne
kusunne
accusative
nom.
kusunne
kusunne
gen.
kusunne
genitive
kusunne
kusujenne
partitive
kusuanne
kusujanne
inessive
kusussanne
kusuissanne
elative
kusustanne
kusuistanne
illative
kusuunne
kusuihinne
adessive
kusullanne
kusuillanne
ablative
kusultanne
kusuiltanne
allative
kusullenne
kusuillenne
essive
kusunanne
kusuinanne
translative
kusuksenne
kusuiksenne
abessive
kusuttanne
kusuittanne
instructive
comitative
—kusuinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kusunsa
kusunsa
accusative
nom.
kusunsa
kusunsa
gen.
kusunsa
genitive
kusunsa
kusujensa
partitive
kusuaan kusuansa
kusujaan kusujansa
inessive
kusussaan kusussansa
kusuissaan kusuissansa
elative
kusustaan kusustansa
kusuistaan kusuistansa
illative
kusuunsa
kusuihinsa
adessive
kusullaan kusullansa
kusuillaan kusuillansa
ablative
kusultaan kusultansa
kusuiltaan kusuiltansa
allative
kusulleen kusullensa
kusuilleen kusuillensa
essive
kusunaan kusunansa
kusuinaan kusuinansa
translative
kusukseen kusuksensa
kusuikseen kusuiksensa
abessive
kusuttaan kusuttansa
kusuittaan kusuittansa
instructive
comitative
—kusuineen kusuinensa :

#### Derived terms

* kettukusu

### Anagrams

* kuus, suku

## Icelandic
### Verb

kusu
* third-person plural past indicative of kjósa

## Izere
### Etymology

Cognate to Ghotuo kɔ.

### Verb

kusu
* to wash

### References

* R. Blench, The Benue-Congo languages

## Latvian
### Verb

kusu
* first-person singular past indicative of kust

## Rukai
### Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *(i-)kaSu.

### Pronoun

kusu
* you (singular)

## Ternate
### Etymology

Cognate with West Makian kusu.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈku.su/

### Noun

kusu
* alang-alang, kunai grass (Imperata cylindrica)

### References

* Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh

## West Makian
### Etymology 1

Cognate with Ternate kusu.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈku.s̪u/

#### Noun

kusu
* alang-alang, kunai grass (Imperata cylindrica)

### Etymology 2

Cognate with, if not from, Ternate kuso. Cognate with Sahu 'usoro, Galela kuso.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈku.s̪u/

#### Noun

kusu
* Phalanger orientalis

### References

* James Collins (1982) Further Notes Towards a West Makian Vocabulary‎, Pacific linguistics
* Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours‎, Pacific linguistics