кочан

Bulgarian

кочан царевица

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kočanъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [koˈt͡ʃa̟n]

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• Rhymes: -an

Noun

коча́н • (kočán) m (diminutive коча́нче)

1. cob (of maize)
2. cabbage (of Brassica type of plant)

Declension

Declension of коча́н

	singular	plural
indefinite	коча́н kočán	коча́ни kočáni
definite (subject form)	коча́нът kočánǎt	коча́ните kočánite
definite (object form)	коча́на kočána
count form	—	коча́на kočána

Alternative forms

• ко́чен (kóčen) — dialectal

Derived terms

• кочане́я (kočanéja, “to benumb”)
• кочанясам (kočanjasam)
  • вкочанясам се impf (vkočanjasam se), вкочаня се pf (vkočanja se)
  • скочанясам се impf (skočanjasam se), скочаня се pf (skočanja se)

References

• “кочан”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “кочан”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
• Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1979), “кочан”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 2 (и – крепя̀), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 686

Macedonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kočanъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkɔt͡ʃan]
• Hyphenation: ко‧чан

Noun

кочан • (kočan) m (plural кочани, diminutive кочанче)

1. cob (corn)

   Synonym: цаблан (cablan)

2. stem of cabbage
3. Jerusalem artichoke, sunroot, sunchoke, earthapple (Helianthus tuberosus)

   Synonyms: репка (repka), земно јаболко (zemno jabolko)

4. (figurative) root of something
5. (colloquial) very cold weather

Declension

Declension of кочан

	singular	plural
indefinite	кочан (kočan)	кочани (kočani)
definite unspecified	кочанот (kočanot)	кочаните (kočanite)
definite proximal	кочанов (kočanov)	кочаниве (kočanive)
definite distal	кочанон (kočanon)	кочанине (kočanine)
vocative	кочану (kočanu)	кочани (kočani)
count form	—	кочана (kočana)

Further reading

• “кочан” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) [Digital dictionary of the Macedonian language] − drmj.eu

Russian

Alternative forms

• ко́чень (kóčenʹ)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kočanъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kɐˈt͡ɕan]

Noun

коча́н • (kočán) m inan (genitive кочана́ or кочна́, nominative plural кочаны́ or кочны́, genitive plural кочано́в or кочно́в)

1. head of cabbage

   Synonym: вило́к (vilók)

2. (derogatory) (human) head, noggin

   Убери́ свой коча́н!

   Uberí svoj kočán!

   Move your head!

Declension

Declension of коча́н (inan masc-form hard-stem accent-b) 

	singular	plural
nominative	коча́н kočán	кочаны́, кочны́* kočaný, kočný*
genitive	кочана́, кочна́* kočaná, kočná*	кочано́в, кочно́в* kočanóv, kočnóv*
dative	кочану́, кочну́* kočanú, kočnú*	кочана́м, кочна́м* kočanám, kočnám*
accusative	коча́н kočán	кочаны́, кочны́* kočaný, kočný*
instrumental	кочано́м, кочно́м* kočanóm, kočnóm*	кочана́ми, кочна́ми* kočanámi, kočnámi*
prepositional	кочане́, кочне́* kočané, kočné*	кочана́х, кочна́х* kočanáx, kočnáx*

^* Irregular.

Derived terms

• кочене́ть impf (kočenétʹ)
• коча́нный (kočánnyj), белокоча́нный (belokočánnyj), краснокоча́нный (krasnokočánnyj)
• кочешо́к (kočešók)

Descendants

• → Ingrian: kotsena

References

• Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “кочан”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress