Kosak

== English == === Etymology 1 === ==== Noun ==== Kosak (plural Kosaks) Obsolete form of Cossack. === Etymology 2 === 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. ==== Proper noun ==== Kosak (plural Kosaks) A surname. ===== Statistics ===== According to the 2010 United States Census, Kosak is the 37391st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 596 individuals. Kosak is most common among White (94.13%) individuals. === Further reading === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Kosak”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 340. === Anagrams === Koška, kokas, okkas == German == === Alternative forms === Kosake === Etymology === From Old East Slavic козакъ (kozakŭ), through older Russian козак (kozak) and/or Polish kozak. See English Cossack for more. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /koˈzak/ === Noun === Kosak m (weak, genitive Kosaken, plural Kosaken, feminine Kosakin) (historical) Cossack (male or of unspecified gender) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ====