See also: кобꙑла

Old Ruthenian

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кобы́ла и лоша́ (sense 1)
кобы́ла (sense 2)

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old East Slavic кобꙑла (kobyla), from Proto-Slavic *kobyla,[1] most likely, borrowed from Thracian *kabūlā (horse, mare), further origins unclear.

Noun

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кобыла (kobylaf animal (related adjective кобылїй, diminutive кобылка)

  1. mare (female horse)
  2. cheval de frise (wooden obstacle with spikes)
  3. Spanish donkey, wooden horse (a torture device)
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Descendants

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  • Belarusian: кабы́ла (kabýla)
  • Carpathian Rusyn: кобы́ла (kobŷ́la)
  • Ukrainian: коби́ла (kobýla)

References

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  1. ^ Rudnyc'kyj, Ja. (1972–1982) “коби́ла”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language, volumes 2 (Д – Ь), Ottawa: Ukrainian Mohylo-Mazepian Academy of Sciences; Ukrainian Language Association, →LCCN, page 697:MUk., OUk., OES. кобыла

Further reading

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  • Hrynchyshyn, D. H., editor (1977), “*кобыла”, in Словник староукраїнської мови XIV–XV ст. [Dictionary of the Old Ukrainian Language of the 14ᵗʰ–15ᵗʰ cc.] (in Ukrainian), volume 1 (А – М), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, page 483
  • Bulyka, A. M., editor (1996), “кобыла”, in Гістарычны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Historical Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), numbers 15 (катъ – коречный), Minsk: Belaruskaia navuka, →ISBN, page 164
  • Voitiv, H. V., editor (2008), “кобыла, кобила”, in Словник української мови XVI – 1-ї пол. XVII ст. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language of 16ᵗʰ – 1ˢᵗ half of 17ᵗʰ c.] (in Ukrainian), numbers 14 (к – конъюрация), Lviv: KIUS, →ISBN, page 154

Russian

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кобыла

Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kobyla.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [kɐˈbɨɫə]
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

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кобы́ла (kobýlaf anim (genitive кобы́лы, nominative plural кобы́лы, genitive plural кобы́л, relational adjective кобы́лий, diminutive кобы́лка)

  1. mare
  2. (figuratively, colloquial, derogatory) A woman who is fat.

Declension

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Derived terms

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