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Etymology

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From Proto-Slavic *kotъ.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [kot]
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  • Rhymes: -ot

Noun

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кот (kotm animal (genitive ката́, nominative plural каты́, genitive plural като́ў)

  1. cat, tomcat

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Macedonian

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Etymology 1

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

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кот (kotm (uncountable)

  1. animal progeny, animal offspring (as a group)
  2. (figurative, derogatory) bastard (a contemptible, inconsiderate, overly or arrogantly rude or spiteful person)
    Synonyms: ни́каквец (níkakvec), ко́пиле (kópile), гад (gad), и́зрод (ízrod)
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Declension of кот
singular
indefinite кот (kot)
definite unspecified котот (kotot)
definite proximal котов (kotov)
definite distal котон (koton)
vocative коту (kotu)
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Etymology 2

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Interjection

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кот! (kot!)

  1. used to summon poultry

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References

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  • кот” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) [Digital dictionary of the Macedonian language] − drmj.eu
  • кот” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) [Digital dictionary of the Macedonian language] − drmj.eu

Russian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old East Slavic котъ (kotŭ), from Proto-Slavic *kotъ.

Should be separated from коти́ться (kotítʹsja) (related to око́т (okót), catulus), the connection with this word is secondary.

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Noun

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кот (kotm anim (genitive кота́, nominative plural коты́, genitive plural кото́в, feminine ко́шка, relational adjective коша́чий, diminutive ко́тик or кото́к, augmentative коти́ще or котя́ра, pejorative коша́к)

  1. tomcat
    кот в сапога́хkot v sapogáxPuss in Boots
    кот наплакалkot naplakalnothing to speak of (next to nothing)
    Не всё коту́ ма́сленица, придёт и вели́кий пост.
    Ne vsjo kotú máslenica, pridjót i velíkij post.
    All good things must come to an end; You have to take the rough with the smooth.
    купи́ть кота́ в мешке́kupítʹ kotá v meškéto buy a pig in a poke

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References

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  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “кот”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  • Chernykh, P. Ja. (1993) “кот”, in Историко-этимологический словарь русского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), 3rd edition, volume 1 (а – пантомима), Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN, page 435
  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “котиться”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress

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