Old Church Slavonic

Noun

кобь • ‎(kobĭ) f

1. fate

Descendants

References

• Fasmer, Maks (1964–1973), “кобь”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), translated from German and supplemented by Trubačev O. N., Moscow: Progress

Russian

Etymology

From Old East Slavic кобь ‎(kobĭ), from Proto-Slavic *kobь. Cognate with Bulgarian коба ‎(koba), прокоба ‎(prokoba, “ill fate, portent”), Serbo-Croatian коб/kob ‎(“fate”). Non-Slavic cognates include Old Norse happ ‎(“good luck”), Old Irish cob ‎(“victory”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kopʲ]

Noun

кобь • ‎(kobʹ) f inan ‎(genitive ко́би, nominative plural ко́би, genitive plural ко́бей)

1. (obsolete) augury

Declension

References

• Dalʹ, V. I. (1881), “кобь”, in Tolkovyj slovarʹ živovo velikorusskovo jazyka [Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language] (in Russian), volume II, 2nd edition, Saint Petersburg, Moscow: Izdanije knigoprodavca-tipografa M.O. Volʹfa, page 28b
• Fasmer, Maks (1964–1973), “кобь”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), translated from German and supplemented by Trubačev O. N., Moscow: Progress