кон

See also: көн, коњ, and Appendix:Variations of "kon"

Bulgarian

Alternative forms

• ко́нь (kónʹ) — Pre-reform orthography (1945)
• ко́нь (kónʹ), ко́йн (kójn) — dialectal

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kɔn]

• Audio (Standard Bulgarian):

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• Rhymes: -ɔn

Etymology 1

Etymology tree

Proto-Slavic *kòňь

Old Church Slavonic конь (konĭ)

Bulgarian кон

Inherited from Old Church Slavonic конь (konĭ), from Proto-Slavic *kòňь.

Noun

кон • (kon) m (feminine коби́ла, relational adjective ко́нен or ко́нски, diminutive ко́нче)

1. horse, steed
2. (chess) knight (a chess piece, often in the shape of a horse's head, that is moved two squares in one direction and one at right angles to that direction in a single move, leaping over any intervening pieces)
3. (gymnastics) pommel horse

Declension

Declension of кон

	singular	plural
indefinite	кон kon	коне́, ко́ни1, кони́1, ко́ньове1, коньо́ве1, конье́ве1, коне́ве1, коньо́ви1 koné, kóni1, koní1, kónjove1, konjóve1, konjéve1, konéve1, konjóvi1
definite (subject form)	ко́нят kónjat	коне́те, ко́ните1, кони́те1, ко́ньовете1, коньо́вете1, конье́вете1, коне́вете1, коньо́вите1 konéte, kónite1, koníte1, kónjovete1, konjóvete1, konjévete1, konévete1, konjóvite1
definite (object form)	ко́ня kónja
count form	—	ко́ня kónja
vocative form	ко́ню, ко́ньо kónju, kónjo	коне́, ко́ни1, кони́1, ко́ньове1, коньо́ве1, конье́ве1, коне́ве1, коньо́ви1 koné, kóni1, koní1, kónjove1, konjóve1, konjéve1, konéve1, konjóvi1

¹Dialectal.

Derived terms

• коня́р (konjár, “horse herder”)
• коневъ́д (konevắd, “horse breader”)
• ко́нник (kónnik, “knight”)
• ко́нница (kónnica, “cavalry”)
• коню́шня (konjúšnja, “stable”)

See also

Chess pieces in Bulgarian · шахматни фигури (šahmatni figuri) (layout · text)
цар (car)	царица (carica)	топ (top)	офицер (oficer)	кон (kon)	пешка (peška)

References

• “кон”, in БЕРОН (Български езикови ресурси онлайн) [BERON (Bulgarian Language Resources Online)] (in Bulgarian), Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2024
• “кон”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “кон”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
• Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1979), “кон¹”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 2 (и – крепя̀), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 578
• Nayden Gerov (1897), “конь”, in Рѣчникъ на Блъгарскꙑй язꙑкъ. Съ тлъкувание рѣчи-тꙑ на Блъгарскꙑ и на Русскꙑ. [Dictionary of the Bulgarian language] (in Bulgarian), volume 2, Plovdiv: Дружествена печꙗтница "Съгласие.", page 395

Further reading

• “кон”, in ЛексИт [LexIt] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “кон”, in Infolex Bulgarian Dictionary (in Bulgarian), Institute for Bulgarian Language, 2014

Etymology 2

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *kom

Proto-Indo-European *ku

Proto-Indo-European *kʷom

Proto-Slavic *kъ(n)

Old Church Slavonic къ (kŭ)

Bulgarian кон

Inherited from Old Church Slavonic къ (kŭ), from Proto-Slavic *kъ(n).

Alternative forms

• конто (konto) — dialectal

Preposition

кон • (kon)

1. (dialectal) for directions: towards, around, at, approximately

   Synonyms: към (kăm), къ́мто (kắmto)

2. (dialectal) showing to/with whom you are speaking

   Слушайте, книги, — кон вас ся обръщам, / чуйте моят тъжен разказ. ― Slušajte, knigi, — kon vas sja obrăštam, / čujte mojat tăžen razkaz. ― Listen, books, — I am speaking to/with you, / hear my sad story.

References

• “кон”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1979), “кон²”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 2 (и – крепя̀), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 580

Further reading

• “кон”, in ЛексИт [LexIt] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014

Macedonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kъ(n).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɔn

Preposition

кон • (kon)

1. towards, to

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic конъ (konŭ, “limit”), from Proto-Slavic *konъ (“beginning; end”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kon]

• Audio:

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• Audio (Saint Petersburg):

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• Rhymes: -on

Noun

кон • (kon) m inan (genitive ко́на, nominative plural коны́, genitive plural коно́в)

1. gambling bank, kitty

   поста́вить на кон ― postávitʹ na kon ― to place one's stake, to put one's money in

2. game, round

Declension

Declension of кон (inan masc-form hard-stem accent-c) 

	singular	plural
nominative	ко́н kón	коны́ koný
genitive	ко́на kóna	коно́в konóv
dative	ко́ну kónu	кона́м konám
accusative	ко́н kón	коны́ koný
instrumental	ко́ном kónom	кона́ми konámi
prepositional	ко́не kóne	кона́х konáx
locative	кону́ konú

Derived terms

• искони́ (iskoní), иско́нный (iskónnyj)
• коне́ц (konéc), коне́чный (konéčnyj)

Related terms

• испоко́н (ispokón) / споко́н (spokón)
• поста́вить на кон (postávitʹ na kon)