кобыла
See also: кобꙑла
Old Ruthenian
Alternative forms
- коби́ла (kobýla)
Etymology
Inherited from Old East Slavic кобꙑла (kobyla), from Proto-Slavic *kobyla[1], most likely, borrowed from Thracian *kabūlā (“horse, mare”), further origins unclear.
Noun
кобыла • (kobyla) f anim (related adjective кобылїй, diminutive кобылка)
- mare (female horse)
- cheval de frise (wooden obstacle with spikes)
- Spanish donkey, wooden horse (a torture device)
Related terms
Descendants
References
- Rudnyc'kyj, Ja. (1972–1982), “коби́ла”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language, volume 2 (Д – Ь), Ottawa: Ukrainian Mohylo-Mazepian Academy of Sciences; Ukrainian Language Association, →LCCN, page 697: “MUk., OUk., OES. кобыла”
Further reading
- Hrynchyshyn, D. H., editor (1977), “*кобыла”, in Словник староукраїнської мови XIV–XV ст. [Dictionary of the Old Ukrainian Language of the 14ᵗʰ–15ᵗʰ cc.] (in Ukrainian), volume 1 (А – М), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, page 483
- Bulyka, A. M., editor (1996), “кобыла”, in Гістарычны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Historical Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), issue 15 (катъ – коречный), Minsk: Belaruskaia navuka, →ISBN, page 164
- Voitiv, H. V., editor (2008), “кобыла, кобила”, in Словник української мови XVI – 1-ї пол. XVII ст. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language of 16ᵗʰ – 1ˢᵗ half of 17ᵗʰ c.] (in Ukrainian), issue 14 (к – конъюрация), Lviv: KIUS, →ISBN, page 154
Russian
кобыла
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kobyla.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [kɐˈbɨɫə]
Audio (file)
Noun
кобы́ла • (kobýla) f anim (genitive кобы́лы, nominative plural кобы́лы, genitive plural кобы́л, relational adjective кобы́лий, diminutive кобы́лка)
Declension
Derived terms
- кобы́лий (kobýlij)
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