коса

See also: ќоса, кося, and Appendix:Variations of "kosa"

Bulgarian

Bulgarian Wikipedia has articles on:

коса, коса (инструмент), and коса (релеф)

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Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [koˈsa]
Audio (Standard Bulgarian): (file)
Rhymes: -sa
Syllabification^(key): ко‧са

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kosa.

Noun

коса́ • (kosá) f (relational adjective коса́т, diminutive коси́ца or коси́чка)

(countable) hair (the collection or mass of filaments growing from the skin of humans and animals)
дъ́лга коса́ ― dǎ́lga kosá ― long hair

къ́са коса́ ― kǎ́sa kosá ― short hair
(by extension) spit (geological formation)
пя́съчна коса́ ― pjásǎčna kosá ― sandspit
(dialect) braid, plait (of hair)
Synonym: пли́тка (plítka)
(dialectal, loosely) facial hair
(dialect, singular only) animal hair, mane, wool, coat
Synonyms: вълна (vǎlna), гри́ва (gríva), ко́зина (kózina)
(countable) corn silk, tassel
Synonyms: копри́на (koprína), реса́ (resá), сви́ла (svíla)

Usage notes

Although technically countable, this word is almost always used uncountably to refer to a person's entire head of hair, e.g. моята коса ― mojata kosa ― my hair.
In the plural, it takes the form коси́ (kosí), accentuating the individuality of the hairs or their number: Помня косите ѝ. ― Pomnja kosite ì. ― I remember her hairs.

Declension

Declension of коса́
	singular	plural
indefinite	коса́ kosá	коси́¹ kosí¹
definite	коса́та kosáta	коси́те¹ kosíte¹

¹Rare.

Derived terms

-кос (-kos)
- белоко́с (belokós, “white-haired, with hoary hair”)
- русоко́с (rusokós, “blond-haired”)
- светлоко́с (svetlokós, “light-haired”)
- тъмноко́с (tǎmnokós, “dark-haired”)
- червеноко́с (červenokós, “ginger-haired”)
- черноко́с (černokós, “black-haired”)
коса́к (kosák, “person with pretty hair”) (dialectal)
коси́ще (kosíšte, “overgrown, rampant hair”) (augmentative)
косо- (koso-)
- косопа́д (kosopád, “hair loss”)
ко́съм (kósǎm, “fiber of hair”)

References

“коса¹, коса³”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
“коса¹”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kosa (“scythe”).

Noun

коса́ • (kosá) f (diminutive коси́ца)

(countable) scythe
(dialectal, figuratively) mower, reaper
Synonym: коса́ч (kosáč)
(dialect) a measure of width for measuring meadows (equal to about 2.5 meters)

Declension

Declension of коса́
	singular	plural
indefinite	коса́ kosá	коси́ kosí
definite	коса́та kosáta	коси́те kosíte

Derived terms

кося́ (kosjá, “to mow, to reap”)
- коса́ч (kosáč, “reaper”)
коса́т (kosát, “oryx”) (dialectal)
- коса́тка (kosátka, “killer whale”)

Related terms

кос (kos, “skew”)

References

“коса²”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
“коса²”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Anagrams

сако (sako)

Macedonian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈkɔsa]
Audio: (file)
Rhymes: -ɔsa

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kosa.

Noun

коса • (kosa) f (plural коси, diminutive косичка or косиче, augmentative косиште)

hair (collective) (growth on head)
scythe

Declension

Declension of *коса*
	singular	plural
indefinite	коса (kosa)	коси (kosi)
definite unspecified	косата (kosata)	косите (kosite)
definite proximal	косава (kosava)	косиве (kosive)
definite distal	косана (kosana)	косине (kosine)
vocative	косо (koso)	коси (kosi)

Derived terms

hair

белокос (belokos)
долгокос (dolgokos)
жолтокос (žoltokos)
златокос (zlatokos)
косест (kosest)
косичник m (kosičnik)
косопад m (kosopad)
косопасец m (kosopasec)
русокос (rusokos)
светлокос (svetlokos)
свилокос (svilokos)
сивокос (sivokos)
среброкос (srebrokos)
темнокос (temnokos)
црвенокос (crvenokos)
црнокос (crnokos)

scythe

закосај m (zakosaj)
искоси pf (iskosi)
косар m (kosar)
косач m (kosač)
косачка f (kosačka)
косачки (kosački)
коси impf (kosi)
косидба f (kosidba)
косилка f (kosilka)
косило n (kosilo)
косиште n (kosište)
откос m (otkos)
покоси pf (pokosi)
прекос m (prekos)
сенокосач m (senokosač)
сенокосачка f (senokosačka)
тревокосачка f (trevokosačka)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

коса • (kosa)

count plural of кос m (kos, “blackbird”)

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

коса • (kosa)

indefinite feminine singular of кос (kos)

Anagrams

оска (oska), сако (sako)

Moksha

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈko.sə/

Adverb

коса • (kosa)

where

Related terms

кода (koda)

Old East Slavic

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *kosà.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kɔˈsɑ/→/kɔˈsa/→/kɔˈsa/

(ca. 9^th CE) IPA^(key): /kɔˈsɑ/
(ca. 11^th CE) IPA^(key): /kɔˈsa/
(ca. 13^th CE) IPA^(key): /kɔˈsa/

Hyphenation: ко‧са

Noun

коса (kosa) f

braid
scythe

Declension

Declension of коса (hard a-stem)
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	коса kosa	косѣ kosě	косꙑ kosy
genitive	косꙑ kosy	косу kosu	косъ kosŭ
dative	косѣ kosě	косама kosama	косамъ kosamŭ
accusative	косѫ kosǫ	косѣ kosě	косꙑ kosy
instrumental	косоѭ kosojǫ	косама kosama	косами kosami
locative	косѣ kosě	косу kosu	косахъ kosaxŭ
vocative	косо koso	косѣ kosě	косꙑ kosy

Descendants

Belarusian: каса́ (kasá)
Russian: коса́ (kosá)
- → Kildin Sami: коассь (kåss’)
Ukrainian: коса́ (kosá)

References

Sreznevsky, Izmail I. (1893), “коса”, in Матеріалы для Словаря древне-русскаго языка по письменнымъ памятникамъ [Materials for the Dictionary of the Old East Slavic Language Based on Written Monuments]‎^[1] (in Russian), volume 1 (А – К), Saint Petersburg: Department of Russian Language and Literature of the Imperial Academy of Sciences, column 1294

Pannonian Rusyn

Etymology

Inherited from Old Slovak kosa, from Proto-Slavic *kosa.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈkɔsa]
Rhymes: -ɔsa
Hyphenation: ко‧са

Noun

коса (kosa) f

scythe

Declension

Declension of *коса* (kosa)
	singular	plural
nominative	коса (kosa)	коси (kosi)
genitive	коси (kosi)	косох (kosox)
dative	коси (kosi)	косом (kosom)
accusative	косу (kosu)	коси (kosi)
instrumental	косу (kosu)	косами (kosami)
locative	коси (kosi)	косох (kosox)
vocative	косо (koso)	коси (kosi)

Related terms

nouns

косач m (kosač)
косачка f (kosačka)
косидба f (kosidba)

verbs

кошиц impf (košic)

References

Medʹeši, H.; Fejsa, M. (1995), “коса²”, in Ramač, Ju., editor, Сербско-руски словнїк [Serbian-Rusyn Dictionary] (in Serbo-Croatian), volumes 1 (А – Њ), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy, page 545
Medʹeši, H.; Fejsa, M.; Timko-Djitko, O. (2010), “коса”, in Ramač, Ju., editor, Руско-сербски словнїк [Rusyn-Serbian Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy, page 392
Fejsa, M.; Šlemender, M.; Čelʹovski, S. (2022), “scythe”, in Анґлийско-руски словнїк [English-Rusyn Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy; Ruska matka, →ISBN, page 268

Russian

коса on Russian Wikipedia

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old East Slavic коса (kosa), from Proto-Slavic *kosa.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [kɐˈsa]
Audio: (file)

Noun

коса́ • (kosá) f inan (genitive косы́, nominative plural ко́сы, genitive plural кос, diminutive коси́чка or ко́сынька)

braid, plait, tress, pigtail, queue (of hair)
scythe
spit, sandbank, bank, bar (a narrow, low-lying landform jutting into a body of water)
Synonyms: стре́лка (strélka), пе́ресыпь (péresypʹ)
(mathematics) braid (of strands)

Declension

Declension of коса́ (inan fem-form hard-stem accent-d)

	singular	plural
nominative	коса́ kosá	ко́сы kósy
genitive	косы́ kosý	ко́с kós
dative	косе́ kosé	ко́сам kósam
accusative	косу́ kosú	ко́сы kósy
instrumental	косо́й, косо́ю kosój, kosóju	ко́сами kósami
prepositional	косе́ kosé	ко́сах kósax

Pre-reform declension of коса́ (inan fem-form hard-stem accent-d)

	singular	plural
nominative	коса́ kosá	ко́сы kósy
genitive	косы́ kosý	ко́съ kós
dative	косѣ́ kosě́	ко́самъ kósam
accusative	косу́ kosú	ко́сы kósy
instrumental	косо́й, косо́ю kosój, kosóju	ко́сами kósami
prepositional	косѣ́ kosě́	ко́сахъ kósax

Descendants

→ Ingrian: kassa
Samic:
- → Kildin Sami: коассь (kåss’, “braid, plait”), ко̄сс (kōss, “scythe”)
- → Skolt Sami: kåʹss (“braid, plait”), koss (“scythe”)
- → Ter Sami: коссе (koss’e, “braid, plait”), кыэййсе (kïejjs’e, “scythe”)

Etymology 2

From the Xhosa name of the language isiXhosa.

коса (язык) on Russian Wikipedia

Alternative forms

кхоса (kxosa)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈkosə]

Noun

ко́са • (kósa) m inan (indeclinable)

Xhosa
Synonym: исикоса (isikosa)

язы́к ко́са ― jazýk kósa ― the Xhosa language

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [kɐˈsa]
Audio: (file)

Adjective

коса́ • (kosá)

short feminine singular of косо́й (kosój)

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kosa.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kǒsa/
Hyphenation: ко‧са

Noun

ко̀са f (Latin spelling kòsa)

hair (of a person, on the head)

Declension

Declension of *коса*
	singular	plural
nominative	ко̀са	ко̏се
genitive	косе	коса
dative	коси	косама
accusative	косу	косе
vocative	косо	косе
locative	коси	косама
instrumental	косом	косама

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kosa.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kǒsa/
Hyphenation: ко‧са

Noun

ко̀са f (Latin spelling kòsa)

scythe

Declension

Declension of *коса*
	singular	plural
nominative	коса	косе
genitive	косе	коса
dative	коси	косама
accusative	косу	косе
vocative	косо	косе
locative	коси	косама
instrumental	косом	косама

Etymology 3

From ко̑с.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kǒsa/
Hyphenation: ко‧са

Noun

ко̀са f (Latin spelling kòsa)

slope, declivity
a mountain spur; a smaller ridge branching off from a mountain range

Declension

Declension of *коса*
	singular	plural
nominative	коса	косе
genitive	косе	коса
dative	коси	косама
accusative	косу	косе
vocative	косо	косе
locative	коси	косама
instrumental	косом	косама

References

“коса”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026
“коса”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026
“коса”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026
Čolović, Gvozden R. (1969), Vojna topografija, Beograd: Vojnogeografski institut

Ukrainian

Ukrainian Wikipedia has an article on:

коса

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Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *kosa.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [kɔˈsa]
Audio: (file)

Noun

коса́ • (kosá) f inan (genitive коси́, nominative plural ко́си, genitive plural кіс)

A standard, three-strand hair braid
scythe
(dialectal) spleen, pancreas
(dialectal) tendon

Declension

Declension of *коса́*
(inan hard fem-form accent-d' о-і)
	singular	plural
nominative	коса́ kosá	ко́си kósy
genitive	коси́ kosý	кіс kis
dative	косі́ kosí	ко́сам kósam
accusative	ко́су kósu	ко́си kósy
instrumental	косо́ю kosóju	ко́сами kósamy
locative	косі́ kosí	ко́сах kósax
vocative	ко́со kóso	ко́си kósy

Etymology 2

Nominalization of коса (kosa, adjective form)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈkɔsɐ]
IPA^(key): [kɔˈsa]

Noun

ко́са or коса́ • (kósa or kosá) f pers (genitive ко́сої or косо́ї, nominative plural ко́сі or косі́, genitive plural ко́сих or коси́х) (nominalized)

cockeyed female person

Declension

Declension of *ко́са, коса́*
(pers adj fem accent-a/b)
	singular	plural
nominative	ко́са, коса́ kósa, kosá	ко́сі, косі́ kósi, kosí
genitive	ко́сої, косо́ї kósoji, kosóji	ко́сих, коси́х kósyx, kosýx
dative	ко́сій, косі́й kósij, kosíj	ко́сим, коси́м kósym, kosým
accusative	ко́су, косу́ kósu, kosú	ко́сих, коси́х kósyx, kosýx
instrumental	ко́сою, косо́ю kósoju, kosóju	ко́сими, коси́ми kósymy, kosýmy
locative	ко́сій, косі́й kósij, kosíj	ко́сих, коси́х kósyx, kosýx
vocative	ко́са, коса́ kósa, kosá	ко́сі, косі́ kósi, kosí

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈkɔsɐ]
IPA^(key): [kɔˈsa]

Adjective

ко́са́ • (kósá)

nominative/vocative feminine singular of ко́си́й (kósýj)

References

Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “коса”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
“коса”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horox – Slovozmina, Horokh – Inflection]‎^[2]