косий

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Ukrainian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Ruthenian косый (kosyj), from Old East Slavic косъ (kosŭ), from Proto-Slavic *kosъ.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈkɔsei̯] (standard)
  • IPA(key): [kɔˈsɪi̯] (colloquial)
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Adjective

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ко́сий (kósyj) (adverb ко́со, diminutive косува́тий)

  1. tilted, sloping, slanted, oblique, askew, inclined (not erect or perpendicular; not parallel to, or at right angles from, the base)
    Synonyms: похи́лий (poxýlyj), навкі́сний (navkísnyj), переко́шений (perekóšenyj), ско́шений (skóšenyj), криви́й (kryvýj)
  2. lopsided, asymmetrical, uneven, wonky, crooked (not even or balanced; not the same on one side as on the other)
    Synonyms: кособо́кий (kosobókyj), кривобо́кий (kryvobókyj), криви́й (kryvýj), переко́шений (perekóšenyj)
  3. cockeyed, strabismic, squint-eyed, cross-eyed
    Synonyms: косоо́кий (kosoókyj), розко́сий (rozkósyj)
    1. (nominalized) a cockeyed person
      Synonym: косоо́кий (kosoókyj)
    2. (nominalized, colloquial) rabbit
      Synonyms: за́єць (zájecʹ), за́яць (zájacʹ)
  4. (somewhat offensive) slant-eyed
  5. (figurative) hostile, unfriendly (of look, gaze, eyes)
    Synonyms: воро́жий (voróžyj), неприя́зний (nepryjáznyj), недобрози́чливий (nedobrozýčlyvyj), недру́жній (nedrúžnij), неласка́вий (nelaskávyj), неприві́тний (nepryvítnyj)

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Derived terms

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References

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