козън

Bulgarian

Etymology

Reintroduced from Old Church Slavonic къзнь (kŭznĭ, “intrigue, vice”) (probably via the intermediance of Russian). Ultimately from Proto-Slavic *kъznь (“art, craft”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkɔzɐn]

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Noun

ко́зън • (kózǎn) f

1. (originally) artistry, craftsmanship
2. (poetic, obsolescent) intrigue, collusion, machination (malicious action or allegation conjured with ill intent)

   Synonyms: интри́га (intríga), машина́ция (mašinácija), лука́вство (lukávstvo), кова́рство (kovárstvo), сплетня́ (spletnjá), ковла́да (kovláda)

Usage notes

Used primerally within literature in pl. form ко́зни (kózni):

козни на Дявола ― kozni na Djavola ― Devil's schemes

Византиеви козни (phraseologism) ― Vizantievi kozni ― pseudo-friendly attitude or doings (literally: Byzantine conjurings)

Declension

Declension of ко́зън

	singular	plural
indefinite	ко́зън kózǎn	ко́зни kózni
definite	козънта́ kozǎntá	ко́зните kóznite

Related terms

• кузня́ (kuznjá), ку́зна (kúzna, “forgery”) (dialectal)
  • ку́знец (kúznec, “artisan, smith”) (obsolete)
  • ку́зница (kúznica, “forge, smithy”) (dialectal)

References

• “козни”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “козни”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
• къзнь in Исторически речник на Българския език, Sofia University "St. Clement Ohridsky"