Skip to main content

козир

/[ˈkɔzer]/
Ukrainiannoun

Definitions

  1. 1.
    trump (suit which outranks the others)
  2. 2.
    trump (card of such suit)
  3. 3.
    trump (something which gives an advantage)

Synonyms & related words

Word family
  • козири́тися
  • козиря́ти
Related words (4)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kozyrь (“shield made of goat skin”), from *koza (“goat”). Modern sense likely originates from the fact that a trump beats other cards (i.e. covers them).

Forms

  • ко́зирcanonical • inanimate • masculine
  • kózyrromanization
  • ко́зиряgenitive
  • кози́рнийadjective • relational
Nominative
Singular
ко́зир
Plural
ко́зирі
Genitive
Singular
ко́зиря
Plural
ко́зирів
Dative
Singular
ко́зиреві, ко́зирю
Plural
ко́зирям
Accusative
Singular
ко́зир
Plural
ко́зирі
Instrumental
Singular
ко́зирем
Plural
ко́зирями
Locative
Singular
ко́зирю, ко́зирі
Plural
ко́зирях
Vocative
Singular
ко́зирю
Plural
ко́зирі

Nearby Ukrainian words

Browse the Ukrainian dictionary →