kozica

See also: Kozica, kozicą, Kozicą, and kožica

Polish

kozica

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Slavic *koza

Polish koza

Proto-Indo-European *-is

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-ih₂

Proto-Balto-Slavic *-kas

Proto-Slavic *-ica

Old Polish -ica

Polish -ica

Polish kozica

From koza + -ica.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔˈʑi.t͡sa/

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• Rhymes: -it͡sa
• Syllabification: ko‧zi‧ca

Noun

kozica f

1. chamois (Rupicapra rupicapra)

   Synonyms: kozica północna, (dated) giemza

2. (in the plural, obsolete) synonym of dudy (“bagpipes”)
3. (regional, obsolete) synonym of biczysko (“whipstock”)

Declension

Declension of kozica

	singular	plural
nominative	kozica	kozice
genitive	kozicy	kozic
dative	kozicy	kozicom
accusative	kozicę	kozice
instrumental	kozicą	kozicami
locative	kozicy	kozicach
vocative	kozico	kozice

Further reading

• “kozica”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎^[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• “kozica”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[2] (in Polish)

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

From kòza +‎ -ica.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kǒzit͡sa/
• Hyphenation: ko‧zi‧ca
• Rhymes: -it͡sa

Noun

kòzica f (Cyrillic spelling ко̀зица)

1. diminutive of kòza (“goat”)

Declension

Declension of kozica

	singular	plural
nominative	kozica	kozice
genitive	kozice	kozica
dative	kozici	kozicama
accusative	kozicu	kozice
vocative	kozice	kozice
locative	kozici	kozicama
instrumental	kozicom	kozicama

Further reading

• “kozica”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026

Etymology 2

First attested in the 16th century.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kǒzit͡sa/
• Hyphenation: ko‧zi‧ca

Noun

kòzica f (Cyrillic spelling ко̀зица)

1. shrimp

Declension

Declension of kozica

	singular	plural
nominative	kozica	kozice
genitive	kozice	kozica
dative	kozici	kozicama
accusative	kozicu	kozice
vocative	kozice	kozice
locative	kozici	kozicama
instrumental	kozicom	kozicama

Further reading

• “kozica”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026