козирог

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Bulgarian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Likely Inherited from Old Church Slavonic козьльрогъ (kozĭlĭrogŭ) (attested in 1073), acquiring its current form (spelled ко́зиро́гь) by the 17th century, during the Early Modern Bulgarian period. By surface analysis, ко́зи (kózi, goat's) +‎ рог (rog, horn).

Cognates include Russian козеро́г (kozeróg), Serbo-Croatian козорог and Slovene kozorog.

Pronunciation

Noun

ко́зирог (kózirogm

  1. one of several types of ibex, particularly the Alpine ibex or steinbock
    Synonyms: алпи́йски ко́зирог (alpíjski kózirog), и́бекс (íbeks)
  2. a Capricorn (person with the zodiac sign)

Declension

Declension of ко́зирог
singular plural
indefinite ко́зирог
kózirog
ко́зирози
kózirozi
definite
(subject form)
ко́зирогът
kózirogǎt
ко́зирозите
kózirozite
definite
(object form)
ко́зирога
kóziroga
count form ко́зирога
kóziroga

References

  • козирог”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • козирог”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1979), “козирог”, in Български етимологичен речник (in Bulgarian), volume 2 (и – крепя̀), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 525