кочан

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Bulgarian

кочан царевица

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kočanъ.

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -an

Noun

коча́н • (kočán) m (diminutive коча́нче)

  1. cob (of maize)
  2. cabbage (of Brassica type of plant)

Declension

Declension of коча́н
singular plural
indefinite коча́н
kočán 		коча́ни
kočáni
definite
(subject form) 		коча́нът
kočánǎt 		коча́ните
kočánite
definite
(object form) 		коча́на
kočána
count form — коча́на
kočána

Alternative forms

Derived terms

References

  • “кочан”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • “кочан”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1979), “кочан”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 2 (и – крепя̀), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 686

Macedonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kočanъ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • Hyphenation: ко‧чан

Noun

кочан • (kočan) m (plural кочани, diminutive кочанче)

  1. cob (corn)
    Synonym: цаблан (cablan)
  2. stem of cabbage
  3. Jerusalem artichoke, sunroot, sunchoke, earthapple (Helianthus tuberosus)
    Synonyms: репка (repka), земно јаболко (zemno jabolko)
  4. (figurative) root of something
  5. (colloquial) very cold weather

Declension

Declension of кочан
singular plural
indefinite кочан (kočan) кочани (kočani)
definite unspecified кочанот (kočanot) кочаните (kočanite)
definite proximal кочанов (kočanov) кочаниве (kočanive)
definite distal кочанон (kočanon) кочанине (kočanine)
vocative кочану (kočanu) кочани (kočani)
count form — кочана (kočana)

Further reading

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

Russian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kočanъ.

Pronunciation

Noun

коча́н • (kočán) m inan (genitive кочана́ or кочна́, nominative plural кочаны́ or кочны́, genitive plural кочано́в or кочно́в)

  1. head of cabbage
    Synonym: вило́к (vilók)
  2. (derogatory) (human) head, noggin
    Убери́ свой коча́н!
    Uberí svoj kočán!
    Move your head!

Declension

Declension of коча́н (inan masc-form hard-stem accent-b) 
singular plural
nominative коча́н
kočán 		кочаны́, кочны́*
kočaný, kočný*
genitive кочана́, кочна́*
kočaná, kočná* 		кочано́в, кочно́в*
kočanóv, kočnóv*
dative кочану́, кочну́*
kočanú, kočnú* 		кочана́м, кочна́м*
kočanám, kočnám*
accusative коча́н
kočán 		кочаны́, кочны́*
kočaný, kočný*
instrumental кочано́м, кочно́м*
kočanóm, kočnóm* 		кочана́ми, кочна́ми*
kočanámi, kočnámi*
prepositional кочане́, кочне́*
kočané, kočné* 		кочана́х, кочна́х*
kočanáx, kočnáx*

* Irregular.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Ingrian: kotsena

References

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “кочан”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
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