posa

See also: Appendix:Variations of "posa"

Albanian

porsa

Etymology

From po +‎ sa.^[1]

Adverb

posa

just, hardly, scarcely

Derived terms

References

^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “posaçe”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 339

Asturian

Alternative forms

pousa (Western Asturias)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈposa/, [ˈpo.sa]

Noun

posa f (plural poses)

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

Derived terms

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)

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

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

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

Verb

posa

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

Eastern Bontoc

Noun

posa

cat

French

Pronunciation

Audio: (file)

Verb

posa

third-person singular past historic of poser

Anagrams

soap

Italian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈpɔ.za/, (traditional) /ˈpɔ.sa/^[1]
Rhymes: -ɔza, (traditional) -ɔsa
Hyphenation: pò‧sa

Etymology 1

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

Noun

posa f (plural pose)

pose
posing
exposure (photographic)
placing, laying

Related terms

Etymology 2

Verb

posa

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

References

^ posa in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

Anagrams

aspo

Karao

Noun

posa

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

(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

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

Sambali

Noun

posà

cat

Spanish

Verb

posa

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

Swahili

Pronunciation

Audio (Kenya): (file)

Verb

-posa (infinitive kuposa)

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
3rd person	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
3rd person	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
3rd person	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

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)”),^[1]^[2] origin unknown.^[3]

Pronunciation

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

Noun

posa (definite accusative posayı, plural posalar)

The remaining solid parts of any juiced food; pulp.
sediment, dregs
Synonyms: tortu, çökelti, telve

Declension

Inflection

Nominative

posa

Definite accusative

posayı

Singular

Plural

Nominative

posa

Definite accusative

Dative

Locative

Ablative

Genitive

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

References

^ Redhouse, James W. (1890) “پوصه”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎^[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 459
^ Kélékian, Diran (1911) “پوصه”, in Dictionnaire turc-français‎^[2], Constantinople: Mihran, page 328
^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “posa”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

West Makian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈpo.s̪a/

Verb

posa

(transitive) to boil

Conjugation

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

References

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

Xhosa

Verb

-pósa

(transitive) to post

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

[1] Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “posaçe”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 339

[2] sa in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

[3] Redhouse, James W. (1890) “پوصه”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎^[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 459

[4] Kélékian, Diran (1911) “پوصه”, in Dictionnaire turc-français‎^[2], Constantinople: Mihran, page 328

[5] Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “posa”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

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posa

Albanian

Etymology

Adverb

Derived terms

References

Further reading

Asturian

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Noun

Derived terms

Related terms

Catalan

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Noun

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Verb

Eastern Bontoc

Noun

French

Pronunciation

Verb

Anagrams

Italian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Noun

Related terms

Etymology 2

Verb

References

Anagrams

Karao

Noun

Pali

Alternative forms

Etymology

Noun

Declension

References

Portuguese

Verb

Sambali

Noun

Spanish

Verb

Swahili

Pronunciation

Verb

Conjugation

Swazi

Verb

Inflection

Turkish

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Declension

Derived terms

References

Further reading

West Makian

Etymology

Pronunciation

Verb

Conjugation

References

Xhosa

Verb

Inflection

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