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Bulgarian
Кичур коса
Пясъчна коса
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Proto-Slavic *kosa ( “ hair ” ) .
Noun
коса́ • (kosá ) f (relational adjective коса́т , diminutive коси́ца or коси́чка )
( countable ) hair ( the collection or mass of filaments growing from the skin of humans and animals )
дъ́лга коса́ ― dǎ́lga kosá ― long hair
къ́са коса́ ― kǎ́sa kosá ― short hair
( countable ) corn silk
Synonym: реса́ ( resá )
( by extension ) spit ( geological formation )
пя́съчна коса́ ― pjásǎčna kosá ― sandspit
Usage notes
Although technically countable, this word is almost always used uncountably to refer to a person's entire head of hair, e.g. моята коса ― mojata kosa ― my hair .
In the plural, it takes the form коси́ ( kosí ) , accentuating the individuality of the hairs or their number: Помня косите ѝ. ― Pomnja kosite ì. ― I remember her hairs.
Declension
Derived terms
косо- ( koso- )
-кос ( -kos )
ко́съм ( kósǎm , “ fiber of hair ” )
коса́к ( kosák , “ person with pretty hair ” ) ( dialectal )
коси́ще ( kosíšte , “ overgrown, rampant hair ” ) ( augmentative )
References
“коса¹ (hair) ”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language ] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
“коса³ (spit) ”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language ] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
“коса¹ ”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language ] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka , 2010
Сечиво коса
Etymology 2
From Proto-Slavic *kosa ( “ scythe ” ) .
Noun
коса́ • (kosá ) f (diminutive коси́ца )
( countable ) scythe
Declension
Derived terms
кося́ ( kosjá , “ to mow, to reap ” )
коса́т ( kosát , “ oryx ” ) ( dialectal )
References
“коса² ”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language ] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
“коса² ”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language ] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka , 2010
Anagrams
Macedonian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kosa .
Noun
коса • (kosa ) f (plural коси , diminutive косичка or косиче , augmentative косиште )
hair ( collective ) (growth on head)
scythe
Declension
Derived terms
See also
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
коса • (kosa )
count plural of кос m ( kos , “ blackbird ” )
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Adjective
коса • (kosa )
indefinite feminine singular of кос ( kos )
Anagrams
Old East Slavic
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *kosà .
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /kɔˈsɑ/ →/kɔˈsa/ →/kɔˈsa/
( ca. 9th CE ) IPA (key ) : /kɔˈsɑ/
( ca. 11th CE ) IPA (key ) : /kɔˈsa/
( ca. 13th CE ) IPA (key ) : /kɔˈsa/
Noun
коса (kosa ) f
braid
scythe
Declension
Declension of коса (hard a-stem)
Descendants
References
Sreznevsky, Izmail I. (1893 ) “коса ”, in Матеріалы для Словаря древне-русскаго языка по письменнымъ памятникамъ [Materials for the Dictionary of the Old East Slavic Language Based on Written Monuments ] (in Russian), volume 1 (А – К) , Saint Petersburg: Department of Russian Language and Literature of the Imperial Academy of Sciences, column 1294
Russian
коса on Russian Wikipedia
Девушка с косой
Косарь с косой
Долгая коса Ейского полуострова
Etymology 1
Inherited from Old East Slavic коса ( kosa ) , from Proto-Slavic *kosa .
Pronunciation
Noun
коса́ • (kosá ) f inan (genitive косы́ , nominative plural ко́сы , genitive plural кос , diminutive коси́чка )
braid , plait , tress , pigtail , queue ( of hair )
scythe
spit , sandbank , bank , bar ( a narrow, low-lying landform jutting into a body of water )
Synonyms: стре́лка ( strélka ) , пе́ресыпь ( péresypʹ )
( mathematics ) braid ( of strands )
Declension
Descendants
→ Ingrian: kassa
Samic:
→ Kildin Sami: коассь ( kåss’ , “ braid, plait ” ) , ко̄сс ( kōss , “ scythe ” )
→ Skolt Sami: kåʹss ( “ braid, plait ” ) , koss ( “ scythe ” )
→ Ter Sami: коссе ( kossʼe , “ braid, plait ” ) , кыэййсе ( kïejjsʼe , “ scythe ” )
See also
Etymology 2
From the Xhosa name of the language isiXhosa .
Pronunciation
Noun
ко́са • (kósa ) m inan (indeclinable )
Xhosa
Synonym: исикоса ( isikosa )
язы́к ко́са ― jazýk kósa ― the Xhosa language
Etymology 3
Pronunciation
Adjective
коса́ • (kosá )
short feminine singular of косо́й ( kosój )
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology 1
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kosa .
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /kǒsa/
Hyphenation: ко‧са
Noun
ко̀са f (Latin spelling kòsa )
hair ( of a person, on the head )
Declension
Etymology 2
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kosa .
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /kǒsa/
Hyphenation: ко‧са
Noun
ко̀са f (Latin spelling kòsa )
scythe
Declension
Etymology 3
From ко̑с .
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /kǒsa/
Hyphenation: ко‧са
Noun
ко̀са f (Latin spelling kòsa )
slope , declivity
a mountain spur ; a smaller ridge branching off from a mountain range
Declension
References
“коса ”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal ] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024
“коса ”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal ] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024
“коса ”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal ] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024
Čolović, Gvozden R. (1969 ) Vojna topografija , Beograd: Vojnogeografski institut
Ukrainian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *kosa .
Pronunciation
Noun
коса́ • (kosá ) f inan (genitive коси́ , nominative plural ко́си , genitive plural кіс )
braided hair
scythe
( dialectal ) spleen , pancreas
( dialectal ) tendon
Declension
Declension of коса́ (inan hard fem-form accent-d' о-і )
References