posa

See also: Appendix:Variations of "posa"

Albanian

• porsa

Etymology

From po +‎ sa.

Adverb

posa

1. just, hardly, scarcely

Derived terms

• posaçe
• posaçëm

Further reading

• “posa”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe (in Albanian), 2006
• “posa”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe‎^[3] (in Albanian), 1980

Asturian

Alternative forms

• pousa (Western Asturias)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈposa/, [ˈpo.sa]

Noun

posa f (plural poses)

1. pause, rest
2. place to rest in a path
3. ringing of church bells when a person dies
4. (Mining) loose piece of coal

Derived terms

• a poses
• d'una posa
• a la posa tayada

Related terms

• posar

Catalan

Etymology 1

Deverbal from posar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈpo.zə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈpo.za]

Noun

posa f (plural poses)

1. pose (especially of an artist's model)
2. position
3. (photography) exposure
4. attitude (state of mind, positive or negative)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈpɔ.zə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈpɔ.za]

Verb

posa

1. inflection of posar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Eastern Bontoc

Noun

posa

1. cat

French

Pronunciation

• Audio:

  (file)

Verb

posa

1. third-person singular past historic of poser

Anagrams

• soap

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɔ.za/, (traditional) /ˈpɔ.sa/
• Rhymes: -ɔza, (traditional) -ɔsa
• Hyphenation: pò‧sa

Etymology 1

Deverbal from posare +‎ -a, or inherited from Latin pausa.

Noun

posa f (plural pose)

1. pose
2. posing
3. exposure (photographic)
4. placing, laying

Related terms

• pausa
• mettersi in posa
• stare in posa
• teatro di posa

Etymology 2

Verb

posa

1. inflection of posare:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Anagrams

• aspo

Karao

Noun

posa

1. cat

   Synonym: ngiyaw

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀧𑁄𑀲 (Brahmi script)
• पोस (Devanagari script)
• পোস (Bengali script)
• පොස (Sinhalese script)
• ပေါသ or ပေႃသ (Burmese script)
• โปส or โปสะ (Thai script)
• ᨷᩮᩤᩈ (Tai Tham script)
• ໂປສ or ໂປສະ (Lao script)
• បោស (Khmer script)
• 𑄛𑄮𑄥 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Doublet of purisa, comparable to the doublets ayya and ariya (“noble”).

Noun

posa m

1. (poetic) man

Declension

Declension table of "posa" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	poso	posā
Accusative (second)	posaṃ	pose
Instrumental (third)	posena	posehi or posebhi
Dative (fourth)	posassa or posāya or posatthaṃ	posānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	posasmā or posamhā or posā	posehi or posebhi
Genitive (sixth)	posassa	posānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	posasmiṃ or posamhi or pose	posesu
Vocative (calling)	posa	posā

References

Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “posa”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead

Portuguese

Verb

posa

1. inflection of posar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Sambali

Noun

posà

1. cat

Spanish

Verb

posa

1. inflection of posar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Swahili

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

  (file)

Verb

-posa (infinitive kuposa)

1. to propose marriage, to ask to marry

Conjugation

Conjugation of -posa
Positive present -naposa Subjunctive -pose Negative -posi Imperative singular posa
Infinitives
Positive kuposa Negative kutoposa
Imperatives
Singular posa Plural poseni
Tensed forms
Habitual huposa Positive past positive subject concord + -liposa Negative past negative subject concord + -kuposa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naposa) Singular Plural 1st person ninaposa/naposa tunaposa 2nd person unaposa mnaposa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaposa wanaposa other classes positive subject concord + -naposa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -posi) Singular Plural 1st person siposi hatuposi 2nd person huposi hamposi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) haposi hawaposi other classes negative subject concord + -posi
Positive future positive subject concord + -taposa Negative future negative subject concord + -taposa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -pose) Singular Plural 1st person nipose tupose 2nd person upose mpose 3rd person m-wa(I/II) apose wapose other classes positive subject concord + -pose
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sipose Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeposa Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeposa Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliposa Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliposa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aposa) Singular Plural 1st person naposa twaposa 2nd person waposa mwaposa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aposa waposa m-mi(III/IV) waposa yaposa ji-ma(V/VI) laposa yaposa ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaposa vyaposa n(IX/X) yaposa zaposa u(XI) waposa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwaposa pa(XVI) paposa mu(XVIII) mwaposa
Perfect positive subject concord + -meposa "Already" positive subject concord + -meshaposa "Not yet" negative subject concord + -japosa "If/When" positive subject concord + -kiposa "If not" positive subject concord + -sipoposa Consecutive kaposa / positive subject concord + -kaposa Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kapose
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -niposa -tuposa 2nd person -kuposa -waposa/-kuposeni/-waposeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mposa -waposa m-mi(III/IV) -uposa -iposa ji-ma(V/VI) -liposa -yaposa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiposa -viposa n(IX/X) -iposa -ziposa u(XI) -uposa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuposa pa(XVI) -paposa mu(XVIII) -muposa Reflexive -jiposa
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -posa- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -posaye -posao m-mi(III/IV) -posao -posayo ji-ma(V/VI) -posalo -posayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -posacho -posavyo n(IX/X) -posayo -posazo u(XI) -posao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -posako pa(XVI) -posapo mu(XVIII) -posamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -posa) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeposa -oposa m-mi(III/IV) -oposa -yoposa ji-ma(V/VI) -loposa -yoposa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choposa -vyoposa n(IX/X) -yoposa -zoposa u(XI) -oposa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -koposa pa(XVI) -poposa mu(XVIII) -moposa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Swazi

Verb

-pósa

1. to post

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish پوصه (posa, “sediment, dregs, tartar (of wine or teeth)”), origin unknown.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpo.sa/
• Hyphenation: po‧sa

Noun

posa (definite accusative posayı, plural posalar)

1. The remaining solid parts of any juiced food; pulp.
2. sediment, dregs

   Synonyms: tortu, çökelti, telve

Declension

Inflection
Nominative	posa
Definite accusative	posayı
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	posa	posalar
Definite accusative	posayı	posaları
Dative	posaya	posalara
Locative	posada	posalarda
Ablative	posadan	posalardan
Genitive	posanın	posaların
Possessive forms Nominative Singular Plural 1st singular posam posalarım 2nd singular posan posaların 3rd singular posası posaları 1st plural posamız posalarımız 2nd plural posanız posalarınız 3rd plural posaları posaları Definite accusative Singular Plural 1st singular posamı posalarımı 2nd singular posanı posalarını 3rd singular posasını posalarını 1st plural posamızı posalarımızı 2nd plural posanızı posalarınızı 3rd plural posalarını posalarını Dative Singular Plural 1st singular posama posalarıma 2nd singular posana posalarına 3rd singular posasına posalarına 1st plural posamıza posalarımıza 2nd plural posanıza posalarınıza 3rd plural posalarına posalarına Locative Singular Plural 1st singular posamda posalarımda 2nd singular posanda posalarında 3rd singular posasında posalarında 1st plural posamızda posalarımızda 2nd plural posanızda posalarınızda 3rd plural posalarında posalarında Ablative Singular Plural 1st singular posamdan posalarımdan 2nd singular posandan posalarından 3rd singular posasından posalarından 1st plural posamızdan posalarımızdan 2nd plural posanızdan posalarınızdan 3rd plural posalarından posalarından Genitive Singular Plural 1st singular posamın posalarımın 2nd singular posanın posalarının 3rd singular posasının posalarının 1st plural posamızın posalarımızın 2nd plural posanızın posalarınızın 3rd plural posalarının posalarının

Derived terms

• posalanmak
• posasını çıkarmak

 

Further reading

• “posa”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
• Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “posa¹”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 3884

West Makian

Etymology

Cognate with East Makian posa (“to boil”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpo.s̪a/

Verb

posa

1. (transitive) to boil

Conjugation

Conjugation of posa (action verb)
		singular	plural
			inclusive	exclusive
1st person		toposa	moposa	aposa
2nd person		noposa	foposa
3rd person	inanimate	iposa	doposa
	animate
imperative		noposa, posa	foposa, posa

References

• Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours‎^[4], Pacific linguistics

Xhosa

Verb

-pósa

1. (transitive) to post

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.