косо

See also: Appendix:Variations of "koso"

Bulgarian

Etymology

From кос (kos, “oblique, slanting”) +‎ -о (-o).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkɔso]

• Audio (Standard Bulgarian):

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• Rhymes: -ɔso
• Syllabification^(key): ко‧со

Adverb

ко́со • (kóso) (comparative по́-ко́со, superlative на́й-ко́со)

1. obliquely, slantwise, at an angle

   Слъ́нцето гре́е все по-ко́со.

   Slǎ́nceto grée vse po-kóso.

   The sun shines ever more obliquely.

2. diagonally

   Уда́риха ко́со по ребро́то на хъ́лма.

   Udáriha kóso po rebróto na hǎ́lma.

   They struck diagonally across the ridge of the hill.

3. sideways (from the side)

   Улицата бе́ше осве́тена ко́со от бли́зката фа́кла.

   Ulicata béše osvétena kóso ot blízkata fákla.

   Τhe street was lit from the side by a nearby torch.

4. (with погле́ждам (pogléždam)) askance (out of the corner of one's eye)

   Ли́за го погле́дна ко́со и изсъ́ска сърди́то.

   Líza go poglédna kóso i izsǎ́ska sǎrdíto.

   Lisa looked at him askance and hissed angrily.

Related terms

• кос (kos)

References

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

Macedonian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkɔsɔ]

Adverb

косо • (koso) (comparative покосо, superlative најкосо)

1. aslant

Russian

Etymology

косо́й (kosój) +‎ -о (-o)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkosə]

• Audio:

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Adverb

ко́со • (kóso)

1. slantwise, obliquely, aslant, askew, asquint

   смотре́ть ко́со ― smotrétʹ kóso ― to look sideways, to look askance, to frown upon someone, to scowl

Adjective

ко́со • (kóso)

1. short neuter singular of косо́й (kosój)