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коса

/[kɐˈsa] | [ˈkosə] | [kɐˈsa] | [kɐˈsa] | [ˈkosə]/
Russiannounadj

Grammatical form

коса is the short feminine singular form of косо́й — “slanting, oblique, skewed (inclined at an angle to the plane; not straight, not sheer).

See the full entry for косо́й

Definitions

  1. 1.
    braid, plait, tress, pigtail, queue (of hair)
  2. 2.
    scythe
  3. 3.
    spit, sandbank, bank, bar (a narrow, low-lying landform jutting into a body of water)
  4. 4.
    braid (of strands)
  5. 5.
    Xhosa
    • язы́к ко́са

      jazýk kósathe Xhosa language

Synonyms & related words

Synonyms
  • стре́лка
  • пе́ресыпь
  • исикоса
Related words (1)

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic коса (kosa), from Proto-Slavic *kosa.

Forms

  • коса́canonical • feminine • inanimate
  • kosáromanization
  • косы́genitive
  • коси́чкаdiminutive
  • ко́саcanonical • inanimate • masculine
  • kósaromanization
  • кхосаalternative
Nominative
Singular
коса́
Plural
ко́сы
Genitive
Singular
косы́
Plural
кос, ко́с, ко́съ (archaic)
Dative
Singular
косе́, косѣ́
Plural
ко́сам, ко́самъ (archaic)
Accusative
Singular
косу́
Plural
ко́сы
Instrumental
Singular
косо́й, косо́ю
Plural
ко́сами
Prepositional
Singular
косе́, косѣ́
Plural
ко́сах, ко́сахъ (archaic)

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