коса

Bulgarian

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Коса

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Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *kosa (“hair”).

Noun

коса́ • (kosá) f (relational adjective коса́т, diminutive коси́ца or коси́чка)

1. (countable) hair (the collection or mass of filaments growing from the skin of humans and animals)

   дъ́лга коса́ ― dǎ́lga kosá ― long hair

   къ́са коса́ ― kǎ́sa kosá ― short hair

2. (countable) corn silk

   Synonym: реса́ (resá)

3. (by extension) spit (geological formation)

   пя́съчна коса́ ― pjásǎčna kosá ― sandspit

Usage notes

• Although technically countable, this word is almost always used uncountably to refer to a person's entire head of hair, e.g. моята коса ― mojata kosa ― my hair.
• In the plural, it takes the form коси́ (kosí), accentuating the individuality of the hairs or their number: Помня косите ѝ. ― Pomnja kosite ì. ― I remember her hairs.

Declension

Derived terms

• косо- (koso-)
  • косопа́д (kosopád, “hair loss”)
• -кос (-kos)
  • светлоко́с (svetlokós, “light-haired”)
  • тъмноко́с (tǎmnokós, “dark-haired”)
  • белоко́с (belokós, “white-haired, with hoary hair”)
  • русоко́с (rusokós, “blond-haired”)
  • червеноко́с (červenokós, “ginger-haired”)
  • черноко́с (černokós, “black-haired”)
• ко́съм (kósǎm, “fiber of hair”)
• коса́к (kosák, “person with pretty hair”) (dialectal)
• коси́ще (kosíšte, “overgrown, rampant hair”) (augmentative)

References

• “коса¹ (hair)”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “коса³ (spit)”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “коса¹”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Etymology 2

From Proto-Slavic *kosa (“scythe”).

Noun

коса́ • (kosá) f (diminutive коси́ца)

1. (countable) scythe

Declension

Derived terms

• кося́ (kosjá, “to mow, to reap”)
  • коса́ч (kosáč, “reaper”)
• коса́т (kosát, “oryx”) (dialectal)
  • коса́тка (kosátka, “killer whale”)

Related terms

• кос (kos, “skew”)

References

• “коса²”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “коса²”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Anagrams

• сако (sako)

Macedonian

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• Rhymes: -ɔsa

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kosa.

Noun

коса • (kosa) f (plural коси, diminutive косичка or косиче, augmentative косиште)

2. hair (collective) (growth on head)
4. scythe

Declension

Derived terms

See also

• косма f (kosma), влакно n (vlakno), влас f (vlas)
• сор m (sor), косор m (kosor), косир m (kosir), срп m (srp)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

коса • (kosa)

1. count plural of кос m (kos, “blackbird”)

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

коса • (kosa)

1. indefinite feminine singular of кос (kos)

Anagrams

• оска (oska), сако (sako)

Old East Slavic

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *kosà.

Pronunciation

• (ca. 9^th CE) IPA^(key): /kɔˈsɑ/
• (ca. 11^th CE) IPA^(key): /kɔˈsa/
• (ca. 13^th CE) IPA^(key): /kɔˈsa/
• Hyphenation: ко‧са

Noun

коса (kosa) f

1. braid
2. scythe

Declension

Descendants

• Belarusian: каса́ (kasá)
• Russian: коса́ (kosá)
  • → Kildin Sami: коассь (kåss’)
• Ukrainian: коса́ (kosá)

References

• Sreznevsky, Izmail I. (1893) “коса”, in Матеріалы для Словаря древне-русскаго языка по письменнымъ памятникамъ [Materials for the Dictionary of the Old East Slavic Language Based on Written Monuments]‎ (in Russian), volumes 1 (А – К), Saint Petersburg: Department of Russian Language and Literature of the Imperial Academy of Sciences, column 1294

Russian

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old East Slavic коса (kosa), from Proto-Slavic *kosa.

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Noun

коса́ • (kosá) f inan (genitive косы́, nominative plural ко́сы, genitive plural кос, diminutive коси́чка)

1. plait, tress, braid, pigtail, queue
2. scythe
3. sandbank, (river) bank, spit (small point of land jutting into the sea)

Declension

Descendants

• → Ingrian: kassa
• → Kildin Sami: коассь (kåss’, “plait”), ко̄сс (kōss, “scythe”)

See also

• серп m (serp)

Etymology 2

From the Xhosa name of the language isiXhosa.

Russian Wikipedia has an article on:

коса (язык)

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Alternative forms

• кхоса (kxosa)

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Noun

ко́са • (kósa) m inan (indeclinable)

1. Xhosa

   Synonym: исикоса (isikosa)

   язы́к ко́са ― jazýk kósa ― the Xhosa language

Etymology 3

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Adjective

коса́ • (kosá)

1. short feminine singular of косо́й (kosój)

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kosa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kǒsa/
• Hyphenation: ко‧са

Noun

ко̀са f (Latin spelling kòsa)

1. hair (of a person, on the head)

Declension

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kosa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kǒsa/
• Hyphenation: ко‧са

Noun

ко̀са f (Latin spelling kòsa)

1. scythe

Declension

Etymology 3

From ко̑с.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kǒsa/
• Hyphenation: ко‧са

Noun

ко̀са f (Latin spelling kòsa)

1. slope, declivity
2. a mountain spur; a smaller ridge branching off from a mountain range

Declension

References

• “коса” in Hrvatski jezični portal
• “коса” in Hrvatski jezični portal
• “коса” in Hrvatski jezični portal
• Čolović, Gvozden R. (1969) Vojna topografija, Beograd: Vojnogeografski institut

Ukrainian

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Коса

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Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *kosa.

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Noun

коса́ • (kosá) f inan (genitive коси́, nominative plural ко́си, genitive plural кіс)

1. braided hair
2. scythe
3. (dialectal) spleen, pancreas
4. (dialectal) tendon

Declension

References

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “коса”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• “коса”, in Горох – Словозміна (in Ukrainian)