коса
Bulgarian
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Etymology 1
From Proto-Slavic *kosa (“hair”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [koˈsa]
Noun
коса́ • (kosá) f (related adjective коса́т, diminutive коси́ца or коси́чка)
- (countable) hair (the collection or mass of filaments growing from the skin of humans and animals)
- дъ́лгакоса́ ― dǎ́lga kosá ― long hair
- къ́сакоса́ ― kǎ́sa kosá ― short hair
- (countable) corn silk
- Synonym: реса́ (resá)
- (by extension) spit (geological formation)
- пя́съчнакоса́ ― pjásǎčna kosá ― sandspit
Declension
singular | plural | |
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indefinite | коса́ kosá | коси́1 kosí1 |
definite | коса́та kosáta | коси́те1 kosíte1 |
1Rare.
Derived terms
- косо- (koso-)
- косопа́д (kosopád, “hair loss”)
- -кос (-kos)
- светлоко́с (svetlokós, “light-haired”)
- тъмноко́с (tǎmnokós, “dark-haired”)
- белоко́с (belokós, “white-haired, with hoary hair”)
- русоко́с (rusokós, “blond-haired”)
- червеноко́с (červenokós, “ginger-haired”)
- черноко́с (černokós, “black-haired”)
- ко́съм (kósǎm, “fiber of hair”)
- коса́к (kosák, “person with pretty hair”) (dialectal)
- коси́ще (kosíšte, “overgrown, rampant hair”) (augmentative)
References
- коса¹ (hair) in Rečnik na bǎlgarskija ezik (Institut za bǎlgarski ezik)
- коса³ (spit) in Rečnik na bǎlgarskija ezik (Institut za bǎlgarski ezik)
- коса¹ in Rečnik na bǎlgarskija ezik (Čitanka.Info)
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Etymology 2
From Proto-Slavic *kosa (“scythe”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [koˈsa]
Noun
коса́ • (kosá) f (diminutive коси́ца)
- (countable) scythe
Declension
singular | plural | |
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indefinite | коса́ kosá | коси́ kosí |
definite | коса́та kosáta | коси́те kosíte |
Derived terms
- кося́ (kosjá, “to mow, to reap”)
- коса́ч (kosáč, “reaper”)
- коса́т (kosát, “oryx”) (dialectal)
- коса́тка (kosátka, “killer whale”)
Related terms
- кос (kos, “skew”)
References
- коса² in Rečnik na bǎlgarskija ezik (Institut za bǎlgarski ezik)
- коса² in Rečnik na bǎlgarskija ezik (Čitanka.Info)
Macedonian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈkɔsa]
Audio (file)
Etymology 1
From Proto-Slavic *kosa.
Noun
коса • (kosa) f (plural коси, diminutive косичка or косиче, augmentative косиште)
- hair (collective) (growth on head)
- scythe
Declension
singular | plural | |
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indefinite | коса | коси |
definite unspecified | косата | косите |
definite proximal | косава | косиве |
definite distal | косана | косине |
vocative | косо | коси |
Derived terms
- косест (kosest)
See also
- влакно n (vlakno)
- срп m (srp)
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
коса • (kosa)
- count plural of кос m (kos, “blackbird”)
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Adjective
коса • (kosa)
- indefinite feminine singular of кос (kos)
Anagrams
- оска (oska), сако (sako)
Old East Slavic
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *kosà.
Pronunciation
- (ca. 9th CE) IPA(key): /kɔˈsɑ/
- (ca. 11th CE) IPA(key): /kɔˈsa/
- (ca. 13th CE) IPA(key): /kɔˈsa/
- Hyphenation: ко‧са
Noun
коса (kosa) f
- braid
- scythe
Declension
Singular | Dual | Plural | |
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Nominative | коса kosa | косѣ kosě | косꙑ kosy |
Genitive | косꙑ kosy | косу kosu | косъ kosŭ |
Dative | косѣ kosě | косама kosama | косамъ kosamŭ |
Accusative | косѫ kosǫ | косѣ kosě | косꙑ kosy |
Instrumental | косоѭ kosojǫ | косама kosama | косами kosami |
Locative | косѣ kosě | косу kosu | косахъ kosaxŭ |
Vocative | косо koso | косѣ kosě | косꙑ kosy |
Descendants
- Belarusian: каса́ (kasá)
- Russian: коса́ (kosá)
- → Kildin Sami: коассь (kåss’)
- Ukrainian: коса́ (kosá)
References
- Sreznevsky, Izmail I. (1893), “коса”, in Матеріалы для Словаря древне-русскаго языка по письменнымъ памятникамъ [Materials for the Dictionary of the Old East Slavic Language Based on Written Monuments] (in Russian), volume 1: А – К, Saint Petersburg: Department of Russian Language and Literature of the Imperial Academy of Sciences, column 1294
Russian
Etymology 1
Inherited from Old East Slavic коса (kosa), from Proto-Slavic *kosa.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [kɐˈsa]
Audio (file)
Noun
коса́ • (kosá) f inan (genitive косы́, nominative plural ко́сы, genitive plural кос, diminutive коси́чка)
- plait, tress, braid, pigtail, queue
- scythe
- sandbank, (river) bank, spit (small point of land jutting into the sea)
Declension
singular | plural | |
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nominative | коса́ kosá | ко́сы kósy |
genitive | косы́ kosý | ко́с kós |
dative | косе́ kosé | ко́сам kósam |
accusative | косу́ kosú | ко́сы kósy |
instrumental | косо́й, косо́ю kosój, kosóju | ко́сами kósami |
prepositional | косе́ kosé | ко́сах kósax |
singular | plural | |
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nominative | коса́ kosá | ко́сы kósy |
genitive | косы́ kosý | ко́съ kós |
dative | косѣ́ kosě́ | ко́самъ kósam |
accusative | косу́ kosú | ко́сы kósy |
instrumental | косо́й, косо́ю kosój, kosóju | ко́сами kósami |
prepositional | косѣ́ kosě́ | ко́сахъ kósax |
Descendants
- → Ingrian: kassa
- → Kildin Sami: коассь (kåss’, “plait”), ко̄сс (kōss, “scythe”)
See also
- серп m (serp)
Etymology 2
From the Xhosa name of the language isiXhosa.
Alternative forms
- кхоса (kxosa)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈkosə]
Noun
ко́са • (kósa) m inan (indeclinable)
- Xhosa
- Synonym: исикоса (isikosa)
- язы́кко́са ― jazýk kósa ― the Xhosa language
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [kɐˈsa]
Audio (file)
Adjective
коса́ • (kosá)
- short feminine singular of косо́й (kosój)
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology 1
From Proto-Slavic *kosa.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kǒsa/
- Hyphenation: ко‧са
Noun
ко̀са f (Latin spelling kòsa)
- hair (of a person, on the head)
Declension
singular | plural | |
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nominative | ко̀са | ко̏се |
genitive | косе | коса |
dative | коси | косама |
accusative | косу | косе |
vocative | косо | косе |
locative | коси | косама |
instrumental | косом | косама |
Etymology 2
From Proto-Slavic *kosa.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kǒsa/
- Hyphenation: ко‧са
Noun
ко̀са f (Latin spelling kòsa)
- scythe
Declension
singular | plural | |
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nominative | коса | косе |
genitive | косе | коса |
dative | коси | косама |
accusative | косу | косе |
vocative | косо | косе |
locative | коси | косама |
instrumental | косом | косама |
Etymology 3
From ко̑с.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kǒsa/
- Hyphenation: ко‧са
Noun
ко̀са f (Latin spelling kòsa)
- slope, declivity
- a mountain spur; a smaller ridge branching off from a mountain range
Declension
singular | plural | |
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nominative | коса | косе |
genitive | косе | коса |
dative | коси | косама |
accusative | косу | косе |
vocative | косо | косе |
locative | коси | косама |
instrumental | косом | косама |
References
- “коса” in Hrvatski jezični portal
- “коса” in Hrvatski jezični portal
- “коса” in Hrvatski jezični portal
- Čolović, Gvozden R. (1969) Vojna topografija, Beograd: Vojnogeografski institut
Ukrainian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *kosa.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [kɔˈsa]
Audio (file)
Noun
коса́ • (kosá) f inan (genitive коси́, nominative plural ко́си, genitive plural кіс)
- braided hair
- scythe
- (dialectal) spleen, pancreas
- (dialectal) tendon
Declension
singular | plural | |
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nominative | коса́ kosá | ко́си kósy |
genitive | коси́ kosý | кіс kis |
dative | косі́ kosí | ко́сам kósam |
accusative | ко́су kósu | ко́си kósy |
instrumental | косо́ю kosóju | ко́сами kósamy |
locative | косі́ kosí | ко́сах kósax |
vocative | ко́со kóso | ко́си kósy |
References
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “коса”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- “коса”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)