косити

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

See ко̀са.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kǒːsiti/
  • Hyphenation: ко‧си‧ти

Verb

ко́сити impf (Latin spelling kósiti)

  1. (transitive) to mow, reap
  2. (transitive, figuratively) to mow down, kill (of wind, war, disease, death)
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Etymology 2

See ко̑с (slanted).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kǒːsiti/
  • Hyphenation: ко‧си‧ти

Verb

ко́сити impf (Latin spelling kósiti)

  1. (reflexive) to collide, crash (of principles, interests, statements, ideas etc.)
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Ukrainian

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Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kositi. Cognate with Russian коси́ть (kosítʹ), Belarusian касі́ць (kasícʹ), Old Church Slavonic косити (kositi), Polish kosić.

Verb

коси́ти (kosýtyimpf (perfective скоси́ти)

  1. (transitive) to scythe, to reap, to mow
  2. (transitive) to mow down, to wipe out, to decimate
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Etymology 2

Cognate with Russian коси́ть (kosítʹ), Belarusian касі́ць (kasícʹ).

Verb

коси́ти (kosýtyimpf (perfective скоси́ти)

  1. (transitive) to squint (eyes)
  2. (intransitive) to squint; to look sideways
  3. (intransitive) to look unfriendly
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