коса

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Bulgarian

Кичур коса
Пясъчна коса

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
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  • Rhymes: -sa
  • Hyphenation(key): ко‧са

Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *kosa (hair).

Noun

коса́ (kosáf (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 коса́dǎ́lga kosálong hair
    къ́са коса́kǎ́sa kosáshort hair
  2. (countable) corn silk
    Synonym: реса́ (resá)
  3. (by extension) spit (geological formation)
    пя́съчна коса́pjásǎčna kosásandspit
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 косаmojata kosamy 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
Declension of коса́
singular plural
indefinite коса́
kosá
коси́1
kosí1
definite коса́та
kosáta
коси́те1
kosíte1

1Rare.

Derived terms

References

  • коса¹ (hair)”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • коса³ (spit)”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • коса¹”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
Сечиво коса

Etymology 2

From Proto-Slavic *kosa (scythe).

Noun

коса́ (kosáf (diminutive коси́ца)

  1. (countable) scythe
Declension
Declension of коса́
singular plural
indefinite коса́
kosá
коси́
kosí
definite коса́та
kosáta
коси́те
kosíte
Derived terms

References

  • коса²”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • коса²”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Anagrams

Macedonian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kosa.

Noun

коса (kosaf (plural коси, diminutive косичка or косиче, augmentative косиште)

  1. hair (collective) (growth on head)
  2. scythe
Declension
Declension of коса
singular plural
indefinite коса (kosa) коси (kosi)
definite unspecified косата (kosata) косите (kosite)
definite proximal косава (kosava) косиве (kosive)
definite distal косана (kosana) косине (kosine)
vocative косо (koso) коси (kosi)
Derived terms
hair
scythe

See also

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

Moksha

Pronunciation

Adverb

коса (kosa)

  1. where

Old East Slavic

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *kosà.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɔˈsɑ//kɔˈsa//kɔˈsa/
  • (ca. 9th CE) IPA(key): /kɔˈsɑ/
  • (ca. 11th CE) IPA(key): /kɔˈsa/
  • (ca. 13th CE) IPA(key): /kɔˈsa/

  • Hyphenation: ко‧са

Noun

коса (kosaf

  1. braid
  2. scythe

Declension

Declension of коса (hard a-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative коса
kosa
косѣ
kosě
косꙑ
kosy
genitive косꙑ
kosy
косу
kosu
косъ
kosŭ
dative косѣ
kosě
косама
kosama
косамъ
kosamŭ
accusative косѫ
kosǫ
косѣ
kosě
косꙑ
kosy
instrumental косоѭ
kosojǫ
косама
kosama
косами
kosami
locative косѣ
kosě
косу
kosu
косахъ
kosaxŭ
vocative косо
koso
косѣ
kosě
косꙑ
kosy

Descendants

  • Belarusian: каса́ (kasá)
  • Russian: коса́ (kosá)
  • Ukrainian: коса́ (kosá)

References

  • Sreznevsky, Izmail I. (1893) “коса”, 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 1294

Russian

 коса on Russian Wikipedia
Девушка с косой
Косарь с косой
Долгая коса Ейского полуострова

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

Noun

коса́ (kosáf inan (genitive косы́, nominative plural ко́сы, genitive plural кос, diminutive коси́чка)

  1. braid, plait, tress, pigtail, queue (of hair)
  2. scythe
  3. spit, sandbank, bank, bar (a narrow, low-lying landform jutting into a body of water)
    Synonyms: стре́лка (strélka), пе́ресыпь (péresypʹ)
  4. (mathematics) braid (of strands)
Declension
Descendants

See also

Etymology 2

From the Xhosa name of the language isiXhosa.

 коса (язык) on Russian Wikipedia

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Noun

ко́са (kósam inan (indeclinable)

  1. Xhosa
    Synonym: исикоса (isikosa)
    язы́к ко́саjazýk kósathe Xhosa language

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

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
Declension of коса
singular plural
nominative ко̀са ко̏се
genitive косе коса
dative коси косама
accusative косу косе
vocative косо косе
locative коси косама
instrumental косом косама

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kosa.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

ко̀са f (Latin spelling kòsa)

  1. scythe
Declension
Declension of коса
singular plural
nominative коса косе
genitive косе коса
dative коси косама
accusative косу косе
vocative косо косе
locative коси косама
instrumental косом косама

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
Declension of коса
singular plural
nominative коса косе
genitive косе коса
dative коси косама
accusative косу косе
vocative косо косе
locative коси косама
instrumental косом косама

References

  • коса”, in Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025
  • коса”, in Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025
  • коса”, in Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025
  • Čolović, Gvozden R. (1969) Vojna topografija, Beograd: Vojnogeografski institut

Ukrainian

Ukrainian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia uk

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *kosa.

Pronunciation

Noun

коса́ (kosáf inan (genitive коси́, nominative plural ко́си, genitive plural кіс)

  1. A standard, three-strand hair braid
  2. scythe
  3. (dialectal) spleen, pancreas
  4. (dialectal) tendon

Declension

Declension of коса́
(inan hard fem-form accent-d' о-і)
singular plural
nominative коса́
kosá
ко́си
kósy
genitive коси́
kosý
кіс
kis
dative косі́
kosí
ко́сам
kósam
accusative ко́су
kósu
ко́си
kósy
instrumental косо́ю
kosóju
ко́сами
kósamy
locative косі́
kosí
ко́сах
kósax
vocative ко́со
kóso
ко́си
kósy

References