kobza

See also: Kobza, kobzą, and Kobzą

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Ukrainian ко́бза (kóbza), itself from Proto-Turkic *kopuŕ.

Doublet of komuz and cobza.

Noun

kobza (plural kobzas)

  1. (music) A lute-like stringed instrument traditionally made from a single block of wood, with a medium-length neck, originating in Ukrainian folk music.
  2. (dated, music) Synonym of bandura.

Derived terms

Translations

See also

  • Appendix:Glossary of chordophones

Anagrams

Hungarian

Alternative forms

  • koboza

Etymology

koboz +‎ -a (possessive suffix)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈkobzɒ]
  • Hyphenation: kob‧za

Noun

kobza

  1. third-person singular single-possession possessive of koboz

Declension

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)
singular plural
nominative kobza
accusative kobzát
dative kobzának
instrumental kobzával
causal-final kobzáért
translative kobzává
terminative kobzáig
essive-formal kobzaként
essive-modal kobzául
inessive kobzában
superessive kobzán
adessive kobzánál
illative kobzába
sublative kobzára
allative kobzához
elative kobzából
delative kobzáról
ablative kobzától
non-attributive
possessive – singular
kobzáé
non-attributive
possessive – plural
kobzáéi

Polish

Etymology

    Borrowed from Ukrainian ко́бза (kóbza).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈkɔb.za/
    • Audio:(file)
    • Rhymes: -ɔbza
    • Syllabification: kob‧za
    • Homophone: Kobza

    Noun

    kobza f

    1. kobza (Ukrainian musical instrument)
    2. bagpipes
      Synonyms: dudy, koza

    Declension

    Derived terms

    adjective
    • kobzarski
    nouns

    Further reading

    • kobza in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
    • kobza in Polish dictionaries at PWN

    Slovak

    Etymology

    Borrowed from Ukrainian ко́бза (kóbza), itself from Proto-Turkic *kopuŕ.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /kɔbza/, [ˈkɔbza]
    • Rhymes: -ɔbza
    • Hyphenation: kob‧za

    Noun

    kobza f

    1. (music) kobza

    Declension

    Declension of kobza
    (pattern žena)
    singularplural
    nominativekobzakobzy
    genitivekobzykobz
    dativekobzekobzám
    accusativekobzukobzy
    locativekobzekobzách
    instrumentalkobzoukobzami

    Further reading

    • kobza”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2026