козёл
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See also: козел
Russian
Alternative forms
- козёлъ (kozjól) — Pre-reform orthography (1918)
Etymology
Inherited from Old East Slavic козьлъ (kozĭlŭ), from Proto-Slavic *kozьlъ (“he-goat”), from *koza (“she-goat”) + *-ьlъ.
Pronunciation
Noun
козёл • (kozjól) m anim or m inan (genitive козла́, nominative plural козлы́, genitive plural козло́в, feminine коза́, relational adjective козли́ный, diminutive ко́злик)
- goat, he-goat, billygoat
- козёл отпуще́ния ― kozjól otpuščénija ― scapegoat
- (slang, derogatory) idiot, blockhead; jerk, bastard, ass
- (criminal slang, very offensive) an inmate who is an informer and collaborates with authorities
- (criminal slang, very offensive) homosexual (usually passive)
- (colloquial) game of dominoes
- забива́ть козла́ ― zabivátʹ kozlá ― play dominoes
- (gymnastics) buck, a leather-covered frame used for gymnastic vaulting
- (military) stack of arms (e.g. rifles)
Declension
Declension of козёл (bian masc-form hard-stem accent-b reduc)
Related terms
- коза́ (kozá)
- ко́зий (kózij)
- козлёнок (kozljónok)
- ко́злы (kózly)
- козля́тина (kozljátina)