Ukrainian edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

ко́зир (kózyrm inan (genitive ко́зиря, nominative plural ко́зирі, genitive plural ко́зирів, relational adjective кози́рний)

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

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Derived terms edit

See also edit

Suits in Ukrainian · масті (masti) (layout · text)
       
чирва (čyrva) бубна (bubna) вино (vyno) трефа (trefa)

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