козле

Bulgarian

Etymology

козе́л (kozél, “billy-goat”) +‎ -е (-e, “diminutive suffix”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [koˈzlɛ]

• Audio (Standard Bulgarian):

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• Rhymes: -lɛ
• Syllabification^(key): ко‧зле
• Hyphenation^(key): коз‧ле

Noun

козле́ • (kozlé) n (diminutive козле́нце)

1. diminutive of козе́л (kozél, “billy-goat”)
2. male goatling

Declension

Declension of козле́

	singular	plural
indefinite	козле́ kozlé	козле́та kozléta
definite	козле́то kozléto	козле́тата kozlétata

See also

• я́ре (járe, “goatling”) (of any gender)

References

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

Macedonian

Etymology

From коза (koza) +‎ -ле (-le).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkɔzlɛ]

Noun

козле • (kozle) n

1. diminutive of коза f (koza, “goat”)

Declension

Declension of козле

	singular	plural
indefinite	козле (kozle)	козлиња (kozlinja)
definite unspecified	козлето (kozleto)	козлињата (kozlinjata)
definite proximal	козлево (kozlevo)	козлињава (kozlinjava)
definite distal	козлено (kozleno)	козлињана (kozlinjana)
vocative	козле (kozle)	козлиња (kozlinja)

See also

• козичка f (kozička)

Russian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kɐz⁽ʲ⁾ˈlʲe]

Noun

козле́ • (kozlé) m anim or m inan

1. prepositional singular of козёл (kozjól)