kozioł

See also: koziół, Koziol, and Kozioł

Polish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish kozieł, from Proto-Slavic *kozьlъ. By surface analysis, koza +‎ -oł. Sense 1 is a semantic loan from German Bock.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɔ.ʑɔw/
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  • Rhymes: -ɔʑɔw
  • Syllabification: ko‧zioł
  • Homophone: Kozioł

Noun

kozioł m animal (diminutive koziołek)

  1. billygoat
    Synonym: cap
  2. adult male roe deer

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Noun

kozioł m inan

  1. sawhorse
  2. vaulting horse
  3. andiron, fire dog
    (in the plural, Kuyavia, construction) rafter
    Synonym: krokwie

Declension

Descendants

  • Russian: ко́злы pl (kózly)

See also

Further reading

  • kozioł in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • kozioł in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • Oskar Kolberg (1867) “kozły”, in Dzieła wszystkie: Kujawy (in Polish), page 272