Kosovo
See also: kosovo
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Shortened form of Serbo-Croatian Косово поље (“blackbirds’ field”), from косово (kosovo), possessive form of кос (kos, “blackbird”), and поље (polje, “field”).
Proper noun
Kosovo
- A disputed region in the Balkans, considered by the Republic of Serbia to be one of its two autonomous provinces.
- One of five administrative districts of the above region as viewed by the Serbian government.
- The Republic of Kosovo, a country in the Balkans.
Related terms
Translations
disputed region in the Balkans
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Asturian
Catalan
Czech
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian Ко̏сово/Kȍsovo.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɔ.soːˌvoː/
- Hyphenation: Ko‧so‧vo
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɔsovo/
Italian
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɔs(ː)ovo/
Maltese
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- Cosovo (rare)
Etymology
Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian Kȍsovo.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ko.ˈzo.vu/, /ˈko.zo.vu/
Serbo-Croatian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kôsoʋo/
- Hyphenation: Ko‧so‧vo
Declension
Declension of Kosovo
singular | |
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nominative | Kosovo |
genitive | Kosova |
dative | Kosovu |
accusative | Kosovo |
vocative | Kosovo |
locative | Kosovu |
instrumental | Kosovom |
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /koˈsobo/, [koˈsoβo]
- Hyphenation: Ko‧so‧vo
Derived terms
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