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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
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!
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References
- Abajev, V. I. (1958) Историко-этимологический словарь осетинского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Ossetian Language] (in Russian), volume I, Moscow and Leningrad: Academy Press, pages 621–622
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “кобель”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress