косуля

Russian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [kɐˈsulʲə]

Etymology 1

косули on Russian Wikipedia

From the earlier form козу́ля (kozúlja), ultimately from Proto-Slavic *koza (“goat”), referring to the similarity in build and eye shape. Compare to the derivation of Latin capreolus (“a small roe deer, roebuck”) from Latin capra (“she-goat”).

Alternative forms

козу́ля (kozúlja)

Noun

косу́ля • (kosúlja) f anim (genitive косу́ли, nominative plural косу́ли, genitive plural косу́ль)

roe deer

Declension

Declension of косу́ля (anim fem-form soft-stem accent-a)

	singular	plural
nominative	косу́ля kosúlja	косу́ли kosúli
genitive	косу́ли kosúli	косу́ль kosúlʹ
dative	косу́ле kosúle	косу́лям kosúljam
accusative	косу́лю kosúlju	косу́ль kosúlʹ
instrumental	косу́лей, косу́лею kosúlej, kosúleju	косу́лями kosúljami
prepositional	косу́ле kosúle	косу́лях kosúljax

Related terms

коза́ f anim or f inan (kozá)

References

Dal, Vladimir (1880–1882), “козел”, in Толковый Словарь живаго великорускаго языка [Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language] (in Russian), 2nd edition, Publication of the bookseller-typographer Wolf, M. O.
Shansky, N. M., editor (1982), “косуля”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), volume 2, number 8 (К), Moscow: Moscow University Press, page 356
Krylov, G. A. (2004), “косуля”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Saint Petersburg: Victory, →ISBN

Etymology 2

косо́й (kosój, “slanted”) +‎ -у́ля (-úlja)

Noun

косу́ля • (kosúlja) f inan (genitive косу́ли, nominative plural косу́ли, genitive plural косу́ль)

(regional, agriculture) a type of sokha or Russian ard equipped with a coulter and a one-sided mouldboard; an intermediate development between a sokha and a modern plough.
(regional, agriculture) a short-handled scythe

Declension

Declension of косу́ля (inan fem-form soft-stem accent-a)

	singular	plural
nominative	косу́ля kosúlja	косу́ли kosúli
genitive	косу́ли kosúli	косу́ль kosúlʹ
dative	косу́ле kosúle	косу́лям kosúljam
accusative	косу́лю kosúlju	косу́ли kosúli
instrumental	косу́лей, косу́лею kosúlej, kosúleju	косу́лями kosúljami
prepositional	косу́ле kosúle	косу́лях kosúljax

References

Dal, Vladimir (1880–1882), “косой”, in Толковый Словарь живаго великорускаго языка [Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language] (in Russian), 2nd edition, Publication of the bookseller-typographer Wolf, M. O.