кобель
Russian
Etymology
Unclear. No cognates in other Slavic languages. Possibly related to Ossetian къӕбила (k’æbila) къӕбыла (k’æbyla), къӕбула (k’æbula, “young dog”). Trubačov hypothesizes that the term originally referred to fur color, and explains it as *ко-бѣль, ultimately from Proto-Slavic *bělъ (“white”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [kɐˈbʲelʲ]
Noun
кобе́ль • (kobélʹ) m anim (genitive кобеля́, nominative plural кобели́, genitive plural кобеле́й)
- male dog
- male wolf, fox, or bear
- лиси́ца-кобе́ль ― lisíca-kobélʹ ― male fox
- (colloquial, disapproving, of a man) stud, bed-hopper
- Су́чка не захо́чет — кобе́ль не наско́чит!
- Súčka ne zaxóčet — kobélʹ ne naskóčit!
- If a bitch isn’t in heat, a dog won’t try to mount her!
Declension
Declension of кобе́ль (anim masc-form soft-stem accent-b)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | кобе́ль kobélʹ | кобели́ kobelí |
| genitive | кобеля́ kobeljá | кобеле́й kobeléj |
| dative | кобелю́ kobeljú | кобеля́м kobeljám |
| accusative | кобеля́ kobeljá | кобеле́й kobeléj |
| instrumental | кобелём kobeljóm | кобеля́ми kobeljámi |
| prepositional | кобеле́ kobelé | кобеля́х kobeljáx |
Synonyms
- пёс m (pjos)
References
- Абаев, В. И. (1958) Историко-этимологический словарь осетинского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Ossetian Language] (in Russian), volume I, Moscow, Leningrad: Academy Press, pages 621–622
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “кобель”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), transl. and suppl. by Oleg Trubachyov, Moscow: Progress