кобыла

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See also: кобꙑла

Old Ruthenian

кобы́ла и лоша́ (sense 1)
кобы́ла (sense 2)

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Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic кобꙑла (kobyla), from Proto-Slavic *kobyla,[1] most likely, borrowed from Thracian *kabūlā (horse, mare), further origins unclear.

Noun

кобыла (kobylaf animal (related adjective кобылїй, diminutive кобылка)

  1. mare (female horse)
  2. cheval de frise (wooden obstacle with spikes)
  3. Spanish donkey, wooden horse (a torture device)

Descendants

  • Belarusian: кабы́ла (kabýla)
  • Carpathian Rusyn: кобы́ла (kobŷ́la)
  • Ukrainian: коби́ла (kobýla)

References

  1. ^ Rudnyc'kyj, Ja. (1972–1982) “коби́ла”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language, volumes 2 (Д – Ь), Ottawa: Ukrainian Mohylo-Mazepian Academy of Sciences; Ukrainian Language Association, →LCCN, page 697:MUk., OUk., OES. кобыла

Further reading

  • Hrynchyshyn, D. H., editor (1977), “*кобыла”, in Словник староукраїнської мови XIV–XV ст. [Dictionary of the Old Ukrainian Language of the 14ᵗʰ–15ᵗʰ cc.] (in Ukrainian), volume 1 (А – М), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, page 483
  • Bulyka, A. M., editor (1996), “кобыла”, in Гістарычны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Historical Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), numbers 15 (катъ – коречный), Minsk: Belaruskaia navuka, →ISBN, page 164
  • Voitiv, H. V., editor (2008), “кобыла, кобила”, in Словник української мови XVI – 1-ї пол. XVII ст. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language of 16ᵗʰ – 1ˢᵗ half of 17ᵗʰ c.] (in Ukrainian), numbers 14 (к – конъюрация), Lviv: KIUS, →ISBN, page 154

Russian

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Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kobyla.

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Noun

кобы́ла (kobýlaf anim (genitive кобы́лы, nominative plural кобы́лы, genitive plural кобы́л, relational adjective кобы́лий, diminutive кобы́лка)

  1. mare
  2. (figuratively, colloquial, derogatory) A woman who is fat.

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