коза

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Bulgarian

Etymology

Inherited from Old Church Slavonic коза (koza), from Proto-Slavic *koza.

Pronunciation

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Noun

коза́ (kozáf (masculine козе́л, relational adjective ко́зи, diminutive кози́чка)

  1. female equivalent of козе́л (kozél): female goat, she-goat
  2. (gymnastics) horse

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Derived terms

References

  • коза”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • коза”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Macedonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *koza.

Pronunciation

Noun

коза (kozaf (plural кози, masculine јарец, relational adjective козји, diminutive козичка or козле, augmentative козиште)

  1. goat
  2. (colloquial) an insult for a stupid and/or annoying woman

Declension

Old Church Slavonic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *koza.

Noun

коза (kozaf

  1. she-goat

Declension

Descendants

  • Russian: коза́ (kozá)
  • Serbo-Croatian:
    Cyrillic script: ко̀за
    Latin script: kòza
  • Slovene: koza

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *koza.

Pronunciation

Noun

коза́ (kozáf anim (genitive козы́, nominative plural ко́зы, genitive plural коз, relational adjective ко́зий)

  1. goat, she-goat
  2. (fishing) a fire basket with burning fatwood in it, used for fishing at night
    Synonym: ко́бра (kóbra)

Declension

Descendants

See also

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *koza.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kǒza/
  • Hyphenation: ко‧за

Noun

ко̀за f (Latin spelling kòza, diminutive ко̀зица, augmentative козѐтина, relational adjective ко̏зјӣ)

  1. goat

Declension

Further reading

  • коза”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024

Ukrainian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *koza.

Pronunciation

Noun

коза́ (kozáf animal (genitive кози́, nominative plural ко́зи, genitive plural кіз)

  1. goat

Declension

Noun

коза́ (kozáf inan (genitive кози́, nominative plural ко́зи, genitive plural кіз)

  1. booger

Declension

Further reading