кося

See also: коса

Bulgarian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kositi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [koˈsʲɤ̟]

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Verb

кося́ • (kosjá) first-singular present indicative, impf

1. (transitive, intransitive) to mow, to reap

   кося моравата (transitive) ― kosja moravata ― to be mowing the lawn

   ще кося утре (intransitive) ― šte kosja utre ― [I] shall do the mowing tomorrow

2. (transitive) to cut, to curtail
3. (reflexive with се, figurative) to fret, to chafe

   Не се коси! ― Ne se kosi! ― Don't take it on [so seriously]!

Conjugation

    Conjugation of кося́ (conjugation 2.1, imperfective, transitive)

participles		present active participle	past active aorist participle	past active imperfect participle	past passive participle	verbal noun	adverbial participle
masculine	indefinite	кося́щ kosjášt	коси́л kosíl	кося́л kosjál	косе́н kosén		косе́йки koséjki
	definite subject form	кося́щият kosjáštijat	коси́лият kosílijat	—	косе́ният kosénijat
	definite object form	кося́щия kosjáštija	коси́лия kosílija	—	косе́ния kosénija
feminine	indefinite	кося́ща kosjášta	коси́ла kosíla	кося́ла kosjála	косе́на koséna
	definite	кося́щата kosjáštata	коси́лата kosílata	—	косе́ната kosénata
neuter	indefinite	кося́що kosjášto	коси́ло kosílo	кося́ло kosjálo	косе́но koséno	косе́не koséne
	definite	кося́щото kosjáštoto	коси́лото kosíloto	—	косе́ното kosénoto	косе́нето koséneto
plural	indefinite	кося́щи kosjášti	коси́ли kosíli	косе́ли koséli	косе́ни koséni	косе́ния, косе́нета kosénija, koséneta
	definite	кося́щите kosjáštite	коси́лите kosílite	—	косе́ните kosénite	косе́нията, косе́нетата kosénijata, kosénetata

person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
present		кося́ kosjá	коси́ш kosíš	коси́ kosí	коси́м kosím	коси́те kosíte	кося́т kosját
imperfect		кося́х kosjáh	косе́ше koséše	косе́ше koséše	кося́хме kosjáhme	кося́хте kosjáhte	кося́ха kosjáha
aorist		коси́х kosíh	коси́ kosí	коси́ kosí	коси́хме kosíhme	коси́хте kosíhte	коси́ха kosíha
future	pos.	Use ще followed by the present indicative tense
	neg.	Use ня́ма да followed by the present indicative tense
future in the past	pos.	Use the imperfect indicative tense of ща followed by да and the present indicative tense
	neg.	Use ня́маше да followed by the present indicative tense
present perfect		Use the present indicative tense of съм and коси́л m, коси́ла f, коси́ло n, or коси́ли pl
past perfect		Use the imperfect indicative tense of съм and коси́л m, коси́ла f, коси́ло n, or коси́ли pl
future perfect		Use the future indicative tense of съм and коси́л m, коси́ла f, коси́ло n, or коси́ли pl
future perfect in the past		Use the future in the past indicative tense of съм and коси́л m, коси́ла f, коси́ло n, or коси́ли pl
renarrative		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
present and imperfect		Use the present indicative tense of съм (leave it out in third person) and кося́л m, кося́ла f, кося́ло n, or косе́ли pl
aorist		Use the present indicative tense of съм (leave it out in third person) and коси́л m, коси́ла f, коси́ло n, or коси́ли pl
future and future in the past	pos.	Use the present/imperfect renarrative tense of ща followed by да and the present indicative tense
	neg.	Use ня́мало да and the present indicative tense
present and past perfect		Use the present/imperfect renarrative tense of съм and коси́л m, коси́ла f, коси́ло n, or коси́ли pl
future perfect and future perfect in the past		Use the future/future in the past renarrative tense of съм and коси́л m, коси́ла f, коси́ло n, or коси́ли pl
dubitative		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
present and imperfect		Use the present/imperfect renarrative tense of съм and кося́л m, кося́ла f, кося́ло n, or косе́ли pl
aorist		Use the aorist renarrative tense of съм and коси́л m, коси́ла f, коси́ло n, or коси́ли pl
future and future in the past	pos.	Use the present/imperfect dubitative tense of ща followed by да and the present indicative tense
	neg.	Use ня́мало било́ да and the present indicative tense
present and past perfect		none
future perfect and future perfect in the past		Use the future/future in the past dubitative tense of съм and коси́л m, коси́ла f, коси́ло n, or коси́ли pl
conclusive		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
present and imperfect		Use the present indicative tense of съм and кося́л m, кося́ла f, кося́ло n, or косе́ли pl
aorist		Use the present indicative tense of съм and коси́л m, коси́ла f, коси́ло n, or коси́ли pl
future and future in the past	pos.	Use the present/imperfect conclusive tense of ща followed by да and the present indicative tense
	neg.	Use ня́мало е да and the present indicative tense
present and past perfect		Use the present/imperfect conclusive tense of съм and коси́л m, коси́ла f, коси́ло n, or коси́ли pl
future perfect and future perfect in the past		Use the future/future in the past conclusive tense of съм and коси́л m, коси́ла f, коси́ло n, or коси́ли pl
conditional		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
		Use the first aorist indicative tense of бъ́да and коси́л m, коси́ла f, коси́ло n, or коси́ли pl
imperative		-	ти	-	-	вие	-
			коси́ kosí			косе́те koséte

Derived terms

• докося́ pf (dokosjá), докося́вам impf (dokosjávam)
• закося́ pf (zakosjá), закося́вам impf (zakosjávam)
• изкося́ pf (izkosjá), изкося́вам impf (izkosjávam)
• накося́ pf (nakosjá), накося́вам impf (nakosjávam)
• окося́ pf (okosjá), окося́вам impf (okosjávam)
• покося́ pf (pokosjá), покося́вам impf (pokosjávam, “to strike down”)
• подкося́ pf (podkosjá), подкося́вам impf (podkosjávam, “to truncate”)
• прекося́ pf (prekosjá), прекося́вам impf (prekosjávam, “to take a shorter route”) (figuratively)
• разкося́ се pf (razkosjá se), разкося́вам се impf (razkosjávam se, “to get agitated”) (dialectal)
• скося́ pf (skosjá), скося́вам impf (skosjávam)
• кос (kos, noun) (rare)
  • сеноко́с (senokós, “haymaking”)
  • закос (zakos)
  • откос (otkos)
  • прекос (prekos)
• косе́ж (koséž) (dialectal), коси́тба (kosítba) (action nouns)
• ко́сань (kósanʹ), косени́на (kosenína, “freshly mown hay”) (dialectal)
• коса́ч m (kosáč), коса́чка (kosáčka, “mower”) (agent/tool nouns)
• ко́сище (kósište, “mown field”) (dialectal)
• коси́ло (kosílo), коси́лница (kosílnica, “scythe's handle”) (instrumental nouns)

Related terms

• коса́ (kosá, “scythe”)

References

• “кося”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “кося”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
• Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1979), “кося”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 2 (и – крепя̀), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 668

Russian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kɐˈsʲa]

Participle

кося́ • (kosjá)

1. present adverbial imperfective participle of коси́ть (kosítʹ)