конь

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See also: коњ

Belarusian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old Ruthenian конь (konʹ).

Pronunciation

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Noun

конь (konʹm animal (genitive каня́, nominative plural ко́ні, genitive plural ко́ней, relational adjective ко́нны)

  1. horse

Declension

See also

Chess pieces in Belarusian · ша́хматныя фігу́ры (šáxmatnyja fihúry) (layout · text)
♚ ♛ ♜ ♝ ♞ ♟
каро́ль (karólʹ) ферзь (fjerzʹ) ладдзя́ (laddzjá) слон (slon) конь (konʹ) пе́шка (pjéška)

Old Church Slavonic

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *konь.

Noun

конь (konĭm

  1. beginning
Declension
Declension of конь (i-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative конь
konĭ
кони
koni
коньѥ, кониѥ
konĭje, konije
genitive кони
koni
конью, конию
konĭju, koniju
коньи, конии
konĭi, konii
dative кони
koni
коньма
konĭma
коньмъ
konĭmŭ
accusative конь
konĭ
кони
koni
кони
koni
instrumental коньмь
konĭmĭ
коньма
konĭma
коньми
konĭmi
locative кони
koni
конью, конию
konĭju, koniju
коньхъ
konĭxŭ
vocative кони
koni
кони
koni
коньѥ, кониѥ
konĭje, konije
Derived terms

Etymology 2

конь

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kòňь.

Noun

кон҄ь (konʹĭm

  1. horse
Declension
Declension of конь (soft o-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative кон҄ь
konʹĭ
кон҄а
konʹa
кон҄и
konʹi
genitive кон҄а
konʹa
кон҄оу
konʹu
кон҄ь
konʹĭ
dative кон҄оу, кон҄еви
konʹu, konʹjevi
кон҄ема
konʹjema
кон҄емъ
konʹjemŭ
accusative кон҄ь, кон҄а
konʹĭ, konʹa
кон҄а
konʹa
кон҄ѧ
konʹję
instrumental кон҄емь
konʹjemĭ
кон҄ема
konʹjema
кон҄и
konʹi
locative кон҄и
konʹi
кон҄оу
konʹu
кон҄ихъ
konʹixŭ
vocative кон҄оу
konʹu
кон҄а
konʹa
кон҄и
konʹi

Old East Slavic

Конь.

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kòňь. Cognates include Old Church Slavonic конь (konĭ) and Old Polish kóń.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkoːnʲɪ//ˈkoːnʲɪ//ˈkɔːnʲ/, /ˈkoːnʲ/
  • (ca. 9th CE) IPA(key): /ˈkoːnʲɪ/
  • (ca. 11th CE) IPA(key): /ˈkoːnʲɪ/
  • (ca. 13th CE) IPA(key): /ˈkɔːnʲ/, /ˈkoːnʲ/

  • Hyphenation: ко‧нь

Noun

конь (konĭm (related adjective коньнъ or коньскъ)

  1. horse
    • 1076, Sviatoslav's izbornik, page 3:
      рекоу же· оуꙁда коневи правитель ѥсть и въꙁдьржаниѥ·
      reku že· uzda konevi pravitelĭ jestĭ i vŭzdĭržanije·
      But I say: A bridle is a leader to a horse and a restriction.

Declension

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Declension of конь (soft o-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative конь
konĭ
конꙗ
konja
кони
koni
genitive конꙗ
konja
коню
konju
конь
konĭ
dative коню
konju
конема
konema
конемъ
konemŭ
accusative конь
konĭ
конꙗ
konja
конѣ
koně
instrumental коньмь
konĭmĭ
конема
konema
кони
koni
locative кони
koni
коню
konju
конихъ
konixŭ
vocative коню
konju
конꙗ
konja
кони
koni

Synonyms

Descendants

References

  • Sreznevsky, Izmail I. (1893) “конь”, in Матеріалы для Словаря древне-русскаго языка по письменнымъ памятникамъ (in Russian), volume 1 (А – К), Saint Petersburg: Department of Russian Language and Literature of the Imperial Academy of Sciences, column 110

Old Ruthenian

конь

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic конь (konĭ), from Proto-Slavic *kòňь. Cognate with Russian конь (konʹ), Old Novgorodian конь (konĭ), Old Church Slavonic кон҄ь (konʹĭ) and Old Polish kóń.

Noun

конь (konʹm animal

  1. horse (animal)
    подъ нимъ конь сивъ, а другий конь на поводеpod nim konʹ siv, a druhij konʹ na povode(please add an English translation of this usage example)
    за конꙗ албо за кобылу три рꙋбли грошеⸯza konja albo za kobylu tri rubli hrošej(please add an English translation of this usage example)

Descendants

Further reading

  • Hrynchyshyn, D. H., editor (1977), “конь, kon”, in Словник староукраїнської мови XIV–XV ст. (in Ukrainian), volume 1 (А – М), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, page 494
  • Voitiv, H. V., editor (2008), “конъ; конь”, in Словник української мови XVI – 1-ї пол. XVII ст. (in Ukrainian), numbers 14 (к – конъюрация), Lviv: KIUS, →ISBN, page 252
  • Chikalo, M. I., editor (2010), “конь, кунъ”, in Словник української мови XVI – I пол. XVII ст. (in Ukrainian), numbers 15 (конь – легковѣрны), Lviv: KIUS, →ISBN, page 3
  • Chikalo, M. I., editor (2010), “кунь; конь”, in Словник української мови XVI – I пол. XVII ст. (in Ukrainian), numbers 15 (конь – легковѣрны), Lviv: KIUS, →ISBN, page 182
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    Bulyka, A. M., editor (1996), “конь”, in Гістарычны слоўнік беларускай мовы (in Belarusian), numbers 15 (катъ – коречный), Minsk: Belaruskaia navuka, →ISBN, page 288

Pannonian Rusyn

Etymology

Inherited from Old Slovak kóň, from Proto-Slavic *koňь. Cognates include Carpathian Rusyn кӱнь (künʹ) and Slovak kôň.

Pronunciation

Noun

конь (konʹm anim (diminutive конїк or конко, related adjective коньски)

  1. horse
  2. (chess) knight

Usage notes

  • The irregular locative form коньове (konʹove) is only used with motion verbs such as исц (isc) or шедлац (šedlac), for instance идзе на коньови (idze na konʹovi) or идзе на коньове (idze na konʹove, he goes on the horse).

Declension

Declension of конь
singular plural
nominative конь (konʹ) конї (konji)
genitive коня (konja) коньох (konʹox)
dative коньови (konʹovi) коньом (konʹom)
accusative коня (konja) конї (konji)
instrumental коньом (konʹom) коньми / конями (konʹmi / konjami)
locative коньови / коньове (konʹovi / konʹove) коньох (konʹox)
vocative коню (konju) конї (konji)

Derived terms

nouns
nouns

Further reading

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic конь (konĭ), from Proto-Slavic *kòňь.

Pronunciation

Noun

конь (konʹm anim (genitive коня́, nominative plural ко́ни, genitive plural коне́й, relational adjective ко́нный or ко́нский, diminutive конёк or ко́ник or коня́шка)

  1. horse; male horse
    Synonyms: ло́шадь (lóšadʹ), кобы́ла (kobýla), рыса́к (rysák), скаку́н (skakún), кля́ча (kljáča), си́вка (sívka)
    Holonym: табу́н (tabún)
    Meronyms: гри́ва (gríva), копы́то (kopýto)
    Конь ски́нул седока́.Konʹ skínul sedoká.The horse threw off its rider.
  2. (poetic) steed
  3. (gymnastics) horse
  4. (chess) knight (Russian abbreviation: К)

Usage notes

Although конь (konʹ) is sometimes used to refer to a horse of any gender, it has a masculine and noble ring to it, unlike the stylistically neutral ло́шадь (lóšadʹ).

Declension

Derived terms

* — analyzable, inherited from Proto-Slavic

Compound words:

* — analyzable, inherited from Proto-Slavic

Compounds:

Phrases
Proverbs

Descendants

See also

Chess pieces in Russian · ша́хматные фигу́ры (šáxmatnyje figúry) (layout · text)
♚ ♛ ♜ ♝ ♞ ♟
коро́ль (korólʹ) ферзь (ferzʹ) ладья́ (ladʹjá) слон (slon) конь (konʹ) пе́шка (péška)

Further reading