coș

See also: Appendix:Variations of "cos"

Romanian

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Etymology 1

Inherited from Latin cossus. Compare regional Italian cosso (“pimple”), Galician coxo (“eczema, rush”).

Noun

coș n (plural coșuri)

1. pimple, zit

Declension

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	coș	coșul		coșuri	coșurile
genitive-dative	coș	coșului		coșuri	coșurilor
vocative	coșule			coșurilor

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic кошь (košĭ), from Proto-Slavic *košь. Compare Bulgarian кош (koš, “basket”), Slovak kôš (“basket”).

Noun

coș n (plural coșuri)

1. chimney

   Synonyms: horn, cămin, fumar, hogeag

2. basket, wastebasket

Declension

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	coș	coșul		coșuri	coșurile
genitive-dative	coș	coșului		coșuri	coșurilor
vocative	coșule			coșurilor