кот

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Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *kotъ.

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  • Rhymes: -ot

Noun

кот (kotm animal (genitive ката́, nominative plural каты́, genitive plural като́ў)

  1. cat, tomcat

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Macedonian

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Etymology 1

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Noun

кот (kotm (uncountable)

  1. animal progeny, animal offspring (as a group)
  2. (figurative, derogatory) bastard (a contemptible, inconsiderate, overly or arrogantly rude or spiteful person)
    Synonyms: ни́каквец (níkakvec), ко́пиле (kópile), гад (gad), и́зрод (ízrod)
Declension
Declension of кот
singular
indefinite кот (kot)
definite unspecified котот (kotot)
definite proximal котов (kotov)
definite distal котон (koton)
vocative коту (kotu)
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Etymology 2

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Interjection

кот! (kot!)

  1. used to summon poultry

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References

  • кот” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) − drmj.eu
  • кот” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) − drmj.eu

Russian

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Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic котъ (kotŭ), from Proto-Slavic *kotъ.

Should be separated from коти́ться (kotítʹsja) (related to око́т (okót), catulus), the connection with this word is secondary.

Pronunciation

Noun

кот (kotm anim (genitive кота́, nominative plural коты́, genitive plural кото́в, feminine ко́шка, relational adjective коша́чий, diminutive ко́тик or кото́к, augmentative коти́ще or котя́ра, pejorative коша́к)

  1. tomcat
    кот в сапога́хkot v sapogáxPuss in Boots
    кот наплакалkot naplakalnothing to speak of (next to nothing)
    Не всё коту́ ма́сленица, придёт и вели́кий пост.
    Ne vsjo kotú máslenica, pridjót i velíkij post.
    All good things must come to an end; You have to take the rough with the smooth.
    купи́ть кота́ в мешке́kupítʹ kotá v meškéto buy a pig in a poke

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References

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “кот”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  • Chernykh, P. Ja. (1993) “кот”, in Историко-этимологический словарь русского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), 3rd edition, volume 1 (а – пантомима), Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN, page 435
  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “котиться”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress

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