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Russian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Proto-Slavic *kosъ. Per Vasmer, derived from коса́ (kosá, “plait, braid”). Cognate with Ukrainian ко́сий (kósyj), Serbo-Croatian ко̑с, Czech kosý, Polish kosy.
Adjective
косо́й • (kosój) (comparative (по)косе́е or (по)косе́й)
- slanting, oblique, skewed (inclined at an angle to the plane; not straight, not sheer)
- twisted, wry, crooked
- to the side, not centered
- (figuratively) distrustful, suspicious, unfriendly (gaze, glance, etc.)
- strabismic, suffering from strabismus, cross-eyed, squinting
Declension
Declension of косо́й (short class cʹ)
Noun
косо́й • (kosój) m anim (genitive косо́го, nominative plural косы́е, genitive plural косы́х, feminine коса́я)
- (colloquial) cross-eyed person
- (colloquial) hare
- (slang) drunk (police slang)
Declension
Related terms
- каса́ние (kasánije), каса́тельная (kasátelʹnaja)
- касательный (kasatelʹnyj), неприкаса́емый (neprikasájemyj), переко́шенный (perekóšennyj), покоси́вшийся (pokosívšijsja), раско́сый (raskósyj), ско́шенный (skóšennyj), косору́кий (kosorúkij), косоглазый (kosoglazyj)
- каса́ться (kasátʹsja), косну́ться (kosnútʹsja), прикаса́ться (prikasátʹsja), прикосну́ться (prikosnútʹsja), коси́ть (kosítʹ), ска́шивать (skášivatʹ), окосе́ть (okosétʹ)
- ко́со (kóso), вкось (vkosʹ), и́скоса (ískosa), наискосо́к (naiskosók), на́искось (náiskosʹ)
Etymology 2
Noun
косо́й • (kosój) f inan
- instrumental singular of коса́ (kosá)
Etymology 3
Noun
косо́й • (kosój) f inan
- genitive/dative/instrumental/prepositional singular of коса́я (kosája)