Koza
English
Proper noun
Koza (plural Kozas)
- A surname.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Koza is the 18703rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1469 individuals. Koza is most common among White (95.44%) individuals.
Czech
Etymology
From koza (“goat”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈkoza]
Proper noun
Koza m anim (female equivalent Kozová)
- a male surname
Declension
Declension of Koza (masculine animate in -a)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Koza | Kozové |
| genitive | Kozy | Kozů |
| dative | Kozovi | Kozům |
| accusative | Kozu | Kozy |
| vocative | Kozo | Kozové |
| locative | Kozovi | Kozech |
| instrumental | Kozou | Kozy |
Further reading
- “Koza”, in Příjmení.cz (in Czech)
- Vladimír Šmilauer, Jaroslav Kuchař, and Slavomír Utěšený (1972) Čeština všední i nevšední, Prague: Academia, page 399
Polish
Etymology
From koza (“goat”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɔ.za/
- Rhymes: -ɔza
- Syllabification: Ko‧za
- Homophone: koza
Proper noun
Koza m pers
- a male surname
Declension
Declension of Koza
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Koza | Kozowie |
| genitive | Kozy | Kozów |
| dative | Kozie | Kozom |
| accusative | Kozę | Kozów |
| instrumental | Kozą | Kozami |
| locative | Kozie | Kozach |
| vocative | Kozo | Kozowie |
Proper noun
Koza f
- a female surname
Declension
Declension of Koza
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Koza | Kozy |
| genitive | Kozy | Koz |
| dative | Kozie | Kozom |
| accusative | Kozę | Kozy |
| instrumental | Kozą | Kozami |
| locative | Kozie | Kozach |
| vocative | Kozo | Kozy |
Further reading
- “Koza”, in Internetowy słownik nazwisk w Polsce [Internet dictionary of surnames in Poland], 2022
Slovak
Etymology
From koza (“female goat”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈkɔza]
Proper noun
Koza m pers (female equivalent Kozová)
- a surname
Declension
| singular | plural 1 | plural 2 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | Koza | Kozovia | Kozovci |
| genitive | Kozu | Kozov | Kozovcov |
| dative | Kozovi | Kozom | Kozovcom |
| accusative | Kozu | Kozov | Kozovcov |
| locative | Kozovi | Kozoch | Kozovcoch |
| instrumental | Kozom | Kozami | Kozovcami |
Further reading
- “Koza”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025