козырь
/[ˈkozɨrʲ]/
Russiannoun
Definitions
- 1.trump
- 2.main argument, used in the right time to gain advantage
- 3.unrevealed or hidden advantage
припасённый ко́зырь
pripasjónnyj kózyrʹ
кто́-то припа́с ко́зырь
któ-to pripás kózyrʹ
- 4.obsoletehigh standing collar
- 5.obsoleteor (regional) canopy over a horse-drawn cart, sleigh
- 6.obsoleteor (regional) peak, visor
Synonyms & related words
Related words (2)
- козыря́ть
- козырем ходить
Etymology
Attested first from the year 1731, borrowed from Polish kozyr, also kozer, variants of kozyra, kozera (“trump; card-sharper; card-game; struggle, calamity”), a dialectal variant – already attested in the 16ᵗʰ century in the sense “trump” – of kostera, kostyra (“card sharper”), from kość (“die”), also kozyrnik, kozernik (“card-shark; fullam-player”). Compare as another cardgame term that has passed into Russian from Polish: шу́лер (šúler, “card-sharp”).
Forms
- ко́зырьcanonical • inanimate • masculine
- kózyrʹromanization
- ко́зыряgenitive
- козырно́йadjective • relational
- козы́рныйadjective • relational
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ко́зырь | ко́зыри |
| Genitive | ко́зыря | козыре́й |
| Dative | ко́зырю | козыря́м |
| Accusative | ко́зырь | ко́зыри |
| Instrumental | ко́зырем | козыря́ми |
| Prepositional | ко́зыре | козыря́х |
Nominative
Singular
ко́зырь
Plural
ко́зыри
Genitive
Singular
ко́зыря
Plural
козыре́й
Dative
Singular
ко́зырю
Plural
козыря́м
Accusative
Singular
ко́зырь
Plural
ко́зыри
Instrumental
Singular
ко́зырем
Plural
козыря́ми
Prepositional
Singular
ко́зыре
Plural
козыря́х