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косой

/[kɐˈsoj]/
Russianadjnoun

Grammatical form

косой is the instrumental singular form of коса́ — “braid, plait, tress, pigtail, queue (of hair).

See the full entry for коса́

косой is the genitive/dative/instrumental/prepositional singular form of коса́я — “slash ("/" character).

See the full entry for коса́я

Definitions

  1. 1.
    slanting, oblique, skewed (inclined at an angle to the plane; not straight, not sheer)
  2. 2.
    twisted, wry, crooked
  3. 3.
    to the side, not centered
  4. 4.
    distrustful, suspicious, unfriendly (gaze, glance, etc.)
  5. 5.
    strabismic, suffering from strabismus, cross-eyed, squinting
  6. 6.
    colloquialcross-eyed person
  7. 7.
    colloquialhare
  8. 8.
    slangdrunk (police slang)

Synonyms & related words

Word family
  • косоворо́тка
  • косогла́зие
  • косогла́зый
  • косола́пый
  • косору́кий
  • косоуго́льный
Related words (10)
  • переко́шенный
  • покоси́вшийся
  • раско́сый
  • ско́шенный
  • коси́ть
  • ска́шивать
  • окосе́ть
  • ко́со
  • вкось
  • и́скоса

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *kosъ. Per Vasmer, derived from коса́ (kosá, “plait, braid”). Cognate with Ukrainian ко́сий (kósyj), Serbo-Croatian ко̑с, Czech kosý, Polish kosy.

Forms

  • косо́йcanonical
  • kosójromanization
  • (по)косе́еcomparative
  • (по)косе́йcomparative
  • ко́соadverb
  • вкосьadverb
  • вкривь и вкосьadverb
  • и́скосаadverb
  • наискосо́кadverb
  • на́искосьadverb
  • на́косьadverb
  • си́кось на́косьadverb
  • си́кось-на́косьadverb
  • косо́йmasculine • nominative
  • косо́еneuter • nominative
  • коса́яfeminine • nominative
  • косо́гоgenitive • masculine • neuter
  • косо́йfeminine • genitive
  • косо́муdative • masculine • neuter
  • косо́йdative • feminine
  • косо́гоaccusative • animate • masculine
  • косо́еaccusative • neuter
  • косу́юaccusative • feminine
  • косо́йaccusative • inanimate • masculine
  • косы́мinstrumental • masculine • neuter
  • косо́йfeminine • instrumental
  • косо́юfeminine • instrumental
  • косо́мmasculine • neuter • prepositional
  • косо́йfeminine • prepositional
  • косmasculine • short-form
  • ко́соneuter • short-form
  • коса́feminine • short-form
  • косы́plural • short-form
  • ко́сыplural • short-form
Nominative
Singular
Plural
косы́е
Genitive
Singular
Plural
косы́х
Dative
Singular
Plural
косы́м
Accusative
Singular
Plural
косы́х, косы́е
Instrumental
Singular
Plural
косы́ми
Prepositional
Singular
Plural
косы́х

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