кой

See also: кои, кој, and қой

Adyghe

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kʷaj]

Noun

кой • (koj)

1. village

Synonyms

• (village): къуажэ (q°āžă) (Kabardian)
• (village): къуаджэ (q°āǯ̍ă) (Adyghe)

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Bulgarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔj/

Pronoun

кой • (koj) m (interrogative)

1. who, which (one) (used to ask about the identity of one or more people or things.)

   Кой го направи?

   Koj go napravi?

   Who did it?

   Коя е тази жена?

   Koja e tazi žena?

   Who is that woman?

   Кого питаш?

   Kogo pitaš?

   Who are you asking?

   С кого разговарям?

   S kogo razgovarjam?

   Who am I talking to?

   Кои от пациентите се възстановиха?

   Koi ot pacientite se vǎzstanoviha?

   Which of the patients have recovered?

   Кое искаш?

   Koe iskaš?

   Which one do you want?

   Кому да благодаря?

   Komu da blagodarja?

   Who should I thank?

2. (as a determiner) which, what

   Кой човек би направил подобно нещо?

   Koj čovek bi napravil podobno nešto?

   What person would do such a thing?

   Коя жена би се омъжила за него?

   Koja žena bi se omǎžila za nego?

   What woman would marry him?

   Кое яйце е по-тежко?

   Koe jajce e po-težko?

   Which egg is heavier?

   На кой стол седеше?

   Na koj stol sedeše?

   Which chair was she sitting on?

3. (as a conjunction) who, which, what (used to introduce a noun or an adjectival clause.)

   Не зная кой ще дойде.

   Ne znaja koj šte dojde.

   I don't know who will come.

   Чудя се от кого беше писмото.

   Čudja se ot kogo beše pismoto.

   I wonder who the letter was from.

   Не можеха да решат коя песен да пуснат.

   Ne možeha da rešat koja pesen da pusnat.

   They couldn't decide which song to play.

   Попитах ги през кои градове са минали.

   Popitah gi prez koi gradove sa minali.

   I asked them what towns they went through.

   Решението, кого да поканим, беше трудно.

   Rešenieto, kogo da pokanim, beše trudno.

   The decision who to invite was a difficult one.

   Изтръпвам при мисълта, кой би могъл да направи подобно нещо.

   Iztrǎpvam pri misǎlta, koj bi mogǎl da napravi podobno nešto.

   I shudder at the thought who could do such a thing.

Usage notes

The accusative, dative and prepositional forms are used only when кой is on its own (not in front of a noun) and refers to a person. The dative form is dated and is replaced by на + the prepositional form (На кого да благодаря). In informal Bulgarian the nominative form is often used instead of the accusative and prepositional ones (Кой питаш, с кой разговарям). This usage is not considered standard.

Related terms

Bulgarian interrogative pronouns

		Personal	Qualitative	Possessive	Quantative
Masculine	Nominative	кой (koj)	какъв (kakǎ̀v) колкав (kólkav)	чий (čij)	колко (kólko) колцина (kolcína)
	Accusative	кого (kogó)
	Dative	кому (komú)
	Prepositional	с кого (s kogó)
Feminine	—	коя (kojá)	каква (kakvá) колкава (kólkava)	чия (čijá)
Neuter	—	кое (koé) какво (kakvó) що (što)	какво (kakvó) колкаво (kólkavo)	чие (čié)
Plural	—	кои (koí)	какви (kakví) колкави (kólkavi)	чии (čií)

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Erzya

Etymology 1

First coined in sense of body of administrative rules by bishop Damaskin in 1785.

Noun

кой • (koj)

1. law
2. tradition, custom

Particle

кой • (koj)

1. As part of compound particles:

   кой-зярдо, кой-косо

   koj-zärdo, koj-koso

   sometimes, somewhere

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Kyrgyz

Noun

кой • (koy)

1. sheep

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Russian

Etymology

From Old East Slavic кꙑи (kyi), from Proto-Slavic *kъjь (“who, what, which”), from *kъ (“who”) + *-jь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *kas (“who”), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷos (“who”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [koj]

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Determiner

кой • (koj)

1. (antiquated, literary) how, which, who, what

   в ко́и-то ве́ки ― v kói-to véki ― once in a very long time

   до ко́их пор? ― do kóix por? ― how long?

   из ко́их ― iz kóix ― of which; of whom

   на кой чёрт? ― na koj čórt? ― what the hell for?

   ни в ко́ей ме́ре ― ni v kójej mére ― not in the least

   ни в ко́ем ра́зе ― ni v kójem ráze ― not on your nelly

   ни в ко́ем слу́чае ― ni v kójem slúčaje ― on no account; by no means

   ни ко́им о́бразом ― ni kóim óbrazom ― there is no way

Usage notes

Now only found in a few set phrases and expressions.

Declension

Declension of ко́й

		masculine	neuter	feminine	plural
nominative		ко́й kój	ко́е kóje	ко́я kója	ко́и kói
genitive		ко́его kójevo		ко́ей kójej	ко́их kóix
dative		ко́ему kójemu		ко́ей kójej	ко́им kóim
accusative	animate	ко́его kójevo	ко́е kóje	ко́ю kóju	ко́их kóix
	inanimate	ко́й kój			ко́и kói
instrumental		ко́им kóim		ко́ей, ко́ею kójej, kójeju	ко́ими kóimi
prepositional		ко́ем kójem		ко́ей kójej	ко́их kóix

Pre-reform declension of ко́й

		masculine	neuter	feminine	plural
nominative		ко́й kój	ко́е kóje	ко́я kója	ко́и kói
genitive		ко́его kójevo		ко́ей kójej	ко́ихъ kóix
dative		ко́ему kójemu		ко́ей kójej	ко́имъ kóim
accusative	animate	ко́его kójevo	ко́е kóje	ко́ю kóju	ко́ихъ kóix
	inanimate	ко́й kój			ко́и kói
instrumental		ко́имъ kóim		ко́ей, ко́ею kójej, kójeju	ко́ими kóimi
prepositional		ко́емъ kójem		ко́ей kójej	ко́ихъ kóix

Synonyms

• како́й (kakój), кото́рый (kotóryj)

Antonyms

• никой (nikoj)

Related terms

▼ Russian terms derived from the PIE root *kʷe-‎ (0 c, 12 e)

  где

  каждый

  как

  какой

  когда

  кой

  который

  кто

  куда

  сколько

  чей

  что

Derived terms

• кое- (koje-)

References

• Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “кой”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), translated from German and supplemented by Trubačev O. N., Moscow: Progress