koš

See also: Appendix:Variations of "kos"

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech koš, from Proto-Slavic *košь.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkoʃ]

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• Hyphenation: koš

Noun

koš m inan (diminutive košík)

1. basket

Declension

Declension of koš (soft masculine inanimate)

	singular	plural
nominative	koš	koše
genitive	koše	košů
dative	koši	košům
accusative	koš	koše
vocative	koši	koše
locative	koši	koších
instrumental	košem	koši

Derived terms

• dát košem
• košík
• košíková
• košový

Further reading

• “koš”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “koš”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “koš”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025

Karaim

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *koĺ-.

Noun

koš

1. pair, couple

References

• N. A. Baskakov, S.M. Šapšala, editor (1973), “koš”, in Karaimsko-Russko-Polʹskij Slovarʹ [Karaim-Russian-Polish Dictionary], Moscow: Moskva, →ISBN

Old Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *košь.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (13^th CE) /ˈkoʃ/
• IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /ˈkoʃ/

Noun

koš m inan

1. basket

Declension

Declension of koš (soft o-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	koš	košě	koši, košové
genitive	košě	košú	košóv
dative	košu	košoma	košóm
accusative	koš	košě	košě
vocative	košu	košě	koši, košové
locative	koši, košu	košú	koších
instrumental	košem	košoma	koši

This table shows the most common forms around the 13th century.

Descendants

• Czech: koš

Further reading

• Jan Gebauer (1903–1916), “koš”, in Slovník staročeský (in Czech), Prague: Česká grafická společnost "unie", Česká akademie císaře Františka Josefa pro vědy, slovesnost a umění

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *košь.

Noun

kȍš m inan (Cyrillic spelling ко̏ш)

1. basket

Declension

Declension of koš

	singular	plural
nominative	kȍš	kòševi
genitive	koša	koševa
dative	košu	koševima
accusative	koš	koševe
vocative	košu	koševe
locative	košu	koševima
instrumental	košem	koševima

Derived terms

• košara

Slovene

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *košь.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔ́ʃ/

Noun

kȍš m inan

1. basket (container)
2. (basketball) basket

Declension

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.

Masculine inan., soft o-stem
nom. sing.	kòš
gen. sing.	kôša
	singular	dual	plural
nominative (imenovȃlnik)	kòš	kôša	kôši
genitive (rodȋlnik)	kôša	kôšev	kôšev
dative (dajȃlnik)	kôšu	kôšema	kôšem
accusative (tožȋlnik)	kòš	kôša	kôše
locative (mẹ̑stnik)	kôšu	kôših	kôših
instrumental (orọ̑dnik)	kôšem	kôšema	kôši

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Related terms

• košara

Further reading

• “koš”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2025