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Bulgarian
Etymology
Reintroduced from Old Church Slavonic къзнь (kŭznĭ, “intrigue, vice”) (probably via the intermediance of Russian). Ultimately from Proto-Slavic *kъznь (“art, craft”).
Pronunciation
Noun
ко́зън • (kózǎn) f
- (originally) artistry, craftsmanship
- (poetic, obsolescent) intrigue, collusion, machination (malicious action or allegation conjured with ill intent)
- Synonyms: интри́га (intríga), машина́ция (mašinácija), лука́вство (lukávstvo), кова́рство (kovárstvo), сплетня́ (spletnjá), ковла́да (kovláda)
Usage notes
Used primerally within literature in pl. form ко́зни (kózni):
- козни на Дявола ― kozni na Djavola ― Devil's schemes
- Византиеви козни (phraseologism) ― Vizantievi kozni ― pseudo-friendly attitude or doings (literally: Byzantine conjurings)
Declension
- кузня́ (kuznjá), ку́зна (kúzna, “forgery”) (dialectal)
- ку́знец (kúznec, “artisan, smith”) (obsolete)
- ку́зница (kúznica, “forge, smithy”) (dialectal)
References
- “козни”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “козни”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
- къзнь in Исторически речник на Българския език, Sofia University "St. Clement Ohridsky"