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Bulgarian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *kucъ.
Unrelated to Bulgarian кутсу́з (kutsúz, “unlucky, hapless”) (of Turkish origin).
Pronunciation
Adjective
куц • (kuc)
- (not comparable) lame, limping, crippled
- Synonyms: сака́т (sakát), (dialectal) хром (hrom), (colloquial) кьо́пав (kjópav)
- (figurative, comparable) clumsy, lacking coordination
- Synonym: тро́мав (trómav)
- (figurative) deformed, grotesque
Inflection
Derived terms
- куцо- (kuco-, “lesser”)
- куцовла́хи (kucovláhi, “Aromanian Vlachs”) (literally: lesser Vlachs)
- ку́цам (kúcam, “to limp”)
- ку́цост (kúcost, “physical defect, handicap”)
- Ку́ция (Kúcija, “moniker for the Devil”)
References
- “куц”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “куц”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
Chechen
Noun
куц • (kuc) ?
- build, frame, figure, constitution (physique)
- look, looks, appearance
Macedonian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kucъ.
Pronunciation
Adjective
куц • (kuc) (not comparable)
- lame, limping
Declension
Russian
Pronunciation
Adjective
куц • (kuc)
- short masculine singular of ку́цый (kúcyj)