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Russian
Etymology
By surface analysis, коза (koza) + -яв (-jav) + -ка (-ka).
Pronunciation
Noun
козя́вка • (kozjávka) f anim or f inan (genitive козя́вки, nominative plural козя́вки, genitive plural козя́вок, diminutive козя́вочка)
- (colloquial, animate) bug, insect
- (colloquial, animate) little child, baby, toddler
- (colloquial, inanimate) booger, boogie
Declension
References
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “козявка”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
- Chernykh, P. Ja. (1999) “козявка”, in Историко-этимологический словарь русского языка (in Russian), 3rd edition, volume 1 (а – пантомима), Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN, page 409
- Shansky, N. M., editor (1982), “козявка”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка (in Russian), volume 2, number 8 (К), Moscow: Moscow University Press, page 189
Further reading
- Dal, Vladimir (1880–1882) “козюлька”, in Толковый Словарь живаго великорускаго языка (in Russian), 2nd edition, Publication of the bookseller-typographer Wolf, M. O.
- Dal, Vladimir (1880–1882) “козел”, in Толковый Словарь живаго великорускаго языка (in Russian), 2nd edition, Publication of the bookseller-typographer Wolf, M. O.