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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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

Adjective

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косо́й (kosój) (comparative (по)косе́е or (по)косе́й)

  1. slanting, oblique, skewed (inclined at an angle to the plane; not straight, not sheer)
  2. twisted, wry, crooked
  3. to the side, not centered
  4. (figuratively) distrustful, suspicious, unfriendly (gaze, glance, etc.)
  5. strabismic, suffering from strabismus, cross-eyed, squinting
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Noun

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косо́й (kosójm anim (genitive косо́го, nominative plural косы́е, genitive plural косы́х, feminine коса́я)

  1. (colloquial) cross-eyed person
  2. (colloquial) hare
  3. (slang) drunk (police slang)
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Etymology 2

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Noun

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косо́й (kosójf inan

  1. instrumental singular of коса́ (kosá)

Etymology 3

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Noun

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косо́й (kosójf inan

  1. genitive/dative/instrumental/prepositional singular of коса́я (kosája)