каравай

Russian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic короваи (korovai), from Proto-Slavic *korvajь. Cognate with Ukrainian корова́й (korováj), Bulgarian крава́й (kraváj), Serbo-Croatian кра̀ва̄ј (“type of cake fed to the bride and groom”) (genitive крава́ја), Slovene kravȃj, krávaj. Per Vasmer, probably related to коро́ва (koróva, “cow, also dialectally bride”); originally thought to have been a wedding gift that was intended to induce fertility.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [kərɐˈvaj]
  • Rhymes: -aj

Noun

карава́й • (karaváj) m inan (genitive карава́я, nominative plural карава́и, genitive plural карава́ев)

  1. korovai (large, single-piece round or rectangular loaf of bread, elaborately decorated and served at a wedding)

Declension
Declension of карава́й (inan masc-form vowel-stem accent-a) 
singular plural
nominative карава́й
karaváj		 карава́и
karavái
genitive карава́я
karavája		 карава́ев
karavájev
dative карава́ю
karaváju		 карава́ям
karavájam
accusative карава́й
karaváj		 карава́и
karavái
instrumental карава́ем
karavájem		 карава́ями
karavájami
prepositional карава́е
karaváje		 карава́ях
karavájax
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.