"Kosak" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: Kosaks [plural]
Etymology: * As a Polish, Lower Sorbian (Kósak), Czech and Slovak surname, variant of Kós, surname meaning "blackbird," from Proto-Slavic *kosъ, and Kosa, meaning "scythe." The Sorbian forms are sometimes Germanized as Kossack or in some cases Kozak. * Also as a Czech surname, from košák (“beehive”), itself formed from koš (“basket”). * As a Slovene surname, from koščak (“kind of nut tree”), probably from kost (“bone”). Compare Koschak. * As a Serbo-Croatian surname, from košak (“basket”). Compare Kosack. Etymology templates: {{wp}}, {{der|en|pl|-}} Polish, {{der|en|dsb|-}} Lower Sorbian, {{der|en|cs|-}} Czech, {{der|en|sk|-}} Slovak, {{der|en|sla-pro|*kosъ}} Proto-Slavic *kosъ, {{der|en|sl|-}} Slovene, {{der|en|sh|-}} Serbo-Croatian Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s}} Kosak (plural Kosaks)
  1. A surname.
    Sense id: en-Kosak-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

Forms: Kosaks [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} Kosak (plural Kosaks)
  1. Obsolete form of Cossack. Tags: alt-of, obsolete Alternative form of: Cossack
    Sense id: en-Kosak-en-noun-Iyxq23e0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 87 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 27 73
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

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