[ˈkozʲnʲɪ]
OriginPlural of кознь (koznʹ, “intrigue, plot, machination”), further, borrowed from Old Church Slavonic къзнь (kŭznĭ), from Proto-Slavic *kъznь, from *kovati (“to forge”), whence also Old Church Slavonic ковати (kovati, “to forge, to plot”) and Russian кова́ть (kovátʹ, “to forge”). Akin to кова́рный (kovárnyj), кова́рство (kovárstvo).
- plural, plural-onlyintrigues, machinations
“стро́ить ко́зни” — to plot, to intrigue
Formsко́зни(canonical, feminine, inanimate, plural) · kózni(romanization) · ко́зней(genitive) · ко́зни(nominative, plural) · ко́зней(genitive, plural) · ко́зням(dative, plural) · ко́зни(accusative, plural) · ко́знями(instrumental, plural) · ко́знях(plural, prepositional)