See also: kosiť, kosit, and косит

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косить

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  • IPA(key): [kɐˈsʲitʲ]
  • (file)

Etymology 1 edit

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kositi.

Verb edit

коси́ть (kosítʹimpf (perfective скоси́ть)

  1. to mow, to cut
  2. to mow down, to wipe out, to decimate
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  • Kildin Sami: коссэ (kosse)

Etymology 2 edit

Cognate with Ukrainian коси́ти (kosýty), Belarusian касі́ць (kasícʹ).

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коси́ть (kosítʹimpf (perfective скоси́ть)

  1. to twist, to slant (eyes, mouth)
  2. to squint, to look asquint
  3. (slang) to evade, to elude, to dodge
    коси́ть от а́рмииkosítʹ ot ármiito avoid serving in the army
  4. (slang) to pretend
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Further reading edit

  • косить in Большой толковый словарь, editor-in-chief С. А. Кузнецов – hosted at gramota.ru