kozak

See also: Kozak and kozák

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle French cosaque, from Russian каза́к (kazák) and Ukrainian коза́к (kozák), from a Turkic word meaning “free man, wanderer”. Cognate with Kazakh.

Pronunciation

  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: ko‧zak

Noun

kozak m (plural kozakken, diminutive kozakje n)

  1. Cossack

Polish

kozak

Etymology

Borrowed from Ukrainian коза́к (kozák), from Old East Slavic козакъ (kozakŭ), from Turkic.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɔ.zak/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔzak
  • Syllabification: ko‧zak

Noun

kozak m pers (female equivalent kozaczka, diminutive kozaczek)

  1. Cossack (member of a Cossack military unit)
  2. (slang) badass (belligerent person)

Declension

  • kazaczok

Noun

kozak m inan

  1. knee-high boot
  2. (obsolete) a fungus of the genus Leccinum
    Synonym: koźlarz

Declension

Further reading

  • kozak in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • kozak in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kǒzaːk/
  • Hyphenation: ko‧zak

Noun

kòzāk m (Cyrillic spelling ко̀за̄к)

  1. Cossack

Declension

Derived terms

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