козёл
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See also: козел
Russian
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- козёлъ (kozjól) — Pre-reform orthography (1918)
Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Old East Slavic козьлъ (kozĭlŭ), from Proto-Slavic *kozьlъ (“he-goat”), from *koza (“she-goat”) + *-ьlъ.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]козёл • (kozjól) m anim or m inan (genitive козла́, nominative plural козлы́, genitive plural козло́в, feminine коза́, relational adjective козли́ный, diminutive ко́злик)
- goat, he-goat, billygoat
- козёл отпуще́ния ― kozjól otpuščénija ― scapegoat
- (slang, derogatory) idiot, blockhead; jerk, bastard, ass
- (criminal slang, very offensive) an inmate who is an informer and collaborates with authorities
- (criminal slang, very offensive) homosexual (usually passive)
- (colloquial) game of dominoes
- забива́ть козла́ ― zabivátʹ kozlá ― play dominoes
- (gymnastics) buck, a leather-covered frame used for gymnastic vaulting
- (military) stack of arms (e.g. rifles)
Declension
[edit]Declension of козёл (bian masc-form hard-stem accent-b reduc)
Derived terms
[edit]- козли́ть impf (kozlítʹ)
- Phrases
- как от козла́ молока́ (kak ot kozlá moloká)
- пусти́ть козла́ в огоро́д pf (pustítʹ kozlá v ogoród)
Related terms
[edit]- коза́ f anim or f inan (kozá)
- ко́зий (kózij)
- козлёнок m anim (kozljónok)
- ко́злы f inan pl (kózly)
- козля́тина f (kozljátina)
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