куц

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *kucъ.

Unrelated to Bulgarian кутсу́з (kutsúz, “unlucky, hapless”) (of Turkish origin).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kut͡s]

Adjective

куц • (kuc)

  1. (not comparable) lame, limping, crippled
    Synonyms: сака́т (sakát), (dialectal) хром (hrom), (colloquial) кьо́пав (kjópav)
  2. (figurative, comparable) clumsy, lacking coordination
    Synonym: тро́мав (trómav)
  3. (figurative) deformed, grotesque

Inflection

Derived terms

  • куцо- (kuco-, “lesser”)
    • куцовла́хи (kucovláhi, “Aromanian Vlachs”) (literally: lesser Vlachs)
  • ку́цам (kúcam, “to limp”)
  • ку́цост (kúcost, “physical defect, handicap”)
  • Ку́ция (Kúcija, “moniker for the Devil”)

References

  • куц in Rečnik na bǎlgarskija ezik (Institut za bǎlgarski ezik)
  • куц in Rečnik na bǎlgarskija ezik (Čitanka.Info)

Macedonian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *kucъ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kut͡s]

Adjective

куц • (kuc) (no comparative)

  1. lame, limping

Declension

Russian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kut͡s]

Adjective

куц • (kuc)

  1. short masculine singular of ку́цый (kúcyj)
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