kobza

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

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See also
  • Appendix:Glossary of chordophones

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Slovak

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkɔbza/

Noun

kobza f (genitive singular kobzy, nominative plural kobzy, genitive plural kobz, declension pattern of žena)

  1. (music) kobza

Declension
Declension of kobza
singular plural
nominative kobza kobzy
genitive kobzy kobz
dative kobze kobzám
accusative kobzu kobzy
locative kobze kobzách
instrumental kobzou kobzami

Further reading
  • kobza in Slovak dictionaries at korpus.sk
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