# коза
## Bulgarian
### Etymology

Inherited from Old Church Slavonic коза (koza), from Proto-Slavic *koza.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [koˈza]
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

коза́ • (kozá) f (masculine козе́л, relational adjective ко́зи, diminutive кози́чка)
* female equivalent of козе́л (kozél): female goat, she-goat
* (gymnastics) horse

#### Derived terms

* коза́р (kozár), коза́рин (kozárin, “goat-herder”)

### References

* “коза”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
* “коза”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

## Macedonian
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *koza.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈkɔza]
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ɔza

### Noun

коза • (koza) f (plural кози, masculine јарец, relational adjective козји, diminutive козичка or козле, augmentative козиште)
* goat
* (colloquial) an insult for a stupid and/or annoying woman

#### Declension
## Old Church Slavonic
### Alternative forms

* Glagolitic: ⰽⱁⰸⰰ (koza)

### Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *koza.

### Noun

коза • (koza) f
* she-goat

#### Descendants

* Russian: коза́ (kozá)
* Serbo-Croatian:
    Cyrillic script: ко̀за
    Latin script: kòza
* Slovene: koza

## Russian
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *koza.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [kɐˈza]
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -a

### Noun

коза́ • (kozá) f anim (genitive козы́, nominative plural ко́зы, genitive plural коз, masculine козёл, relational adjective ко́зий, diminutive ко́зочка)
* goat, she-goat
* (fishing) a fire basket with burning fatwood in it, used for fishing at night
    Synonym: ко́бра (kóbra)

#### Derived terms

* козодо́й m anim (kozodój)
* козю́ля f anim or f inan (kozjúlja)
* козя́вка f anim or f inan (kozjávka)

##### Phrases

* как си́дорову ко́зу (kak sídorovu kózu)
** драть как си́дорову ко́зу (dratʹ kak sídorovu kózu)
* на козе́ не объе́дешь (na kozé ne obʺjédešʹ), на криво́й козе́ не объе́дешь (na krivój kozé ne obʺjédešʹ)
* отставно́й козы́ бараба́нщик m anim (otstavnój kozý barabánščik)

#### Related terms

* ко́жа f (kóža)
* козёл m anim (kozjól, “he-goat”)
* козеро́г m anim (kozeróg), Козеро́г m anim (Kozeróg)
* косу́ля f anim (kosúlja)

#### Descendants

* → Kildin Sami: коаза (kåza)

### See also

* острога (ostroga) (leister)

## Serbo-Croatian
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *koza.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kǒza/
* Hyphenation: ко‧за

### Noun

ко̀за f (Latin spelling kòza, diminutive ко̀зица, augmentative козѐтина, relational adjective ко̏зјӣ)
* goat

#### Declension
### Further reading

* “коза”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025

## Ukrainian
### Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *koza.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [kɔˈza]
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

коза́ • (kozá) f animal (genitive кози́, nominative plural ко́зи, genitive plural кіз)
* goat

#### Declension
### Noun

коза́ • (kozá) f inan (genitive кози́, nominative plural ко́зи, genitive plural кіз)
* booger

#### Declension
### Further reading

* Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “коза”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
* Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2010–2023), “коза”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 1–14 (а – префере́нція), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka; Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN
* “коза”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)
* “коза”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
* “коза”, in Словник.ua [Slovnyk.ua] (in Ukrainian)