kosa
коса/kǒsa/ · fem.
RuNOUN
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hairOna ima dugu crnu kosu. — She has long black hair.Moram da operem kosu pre izlaska. — I have to wash my hair before going out.
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scytheDeda još uvek kosi livadu kosom. — Grandpa still mows the meadow with a scythe.
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slope; mountain spurVikendica se nalazi na kosi iznad reke. — The cottage is on a slope above the river.
In the sense of hair it is a singular collective noun; body hair is «dlaka».
Synonyms:
padina
strmina
Forms
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | kosa | kose |
| Gen. | kose | kosa |
| Dat. | kosi | kosama |
| Acc. | kosu | kose |
| Voc. | koso | kose |
| Ins. | kosom | kosama |
| Loc. | kosi | kosama |
Expressions
- diže se kosa na glavi — to make one's hair stand on end
- udarila kosa u kamen — to meet one's match; an immovable object meets an unstoppable force