ковчег

From Old Church Slavonic ковьчегъ (kovĭčegŭ) from Middle Mongol ᠬᠠᠤᠷᠴᠠᠭ (qaurčag) presumably through a Turkic language. Compare Mongolian хуурцаг (xuurcag).

• IPA^(key): [kofˈt͡ʃɛk]

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ковче́г • (kovčég) m

1. coffin (oblong closed box for the dead)

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic ковьчегъ (kovĭčegŭ) from Middle Mongol ᠬᠠᠤᠷᠴᠠᠭ (qaurčag) presumably through a Turkic language. Compare Mongolian хуурцаг (xuurcag).

• IPA^(key): [ˈkɔft͡ʃɛk]

ковчег • (kovčeg) m

1. chest (container)
2. coffin

• сандак (sandak)

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic ковьчегъ (kovĭčegŭ) from Middle Mongol ᠬᠠᠤᠷᠴᠠᠭ (qaurčag) presumably through a Turkic language. Compare Mongolian хуурцаг (xuurcag).

• IPA^(key): [kɐfˈt͡ɕek]

ковче́г • (kovčég) m inan (genitive ковче́га, nominative plural ковче́ги, genitive plural ковче́гов)

1. ark

   Ноев ковче́г ― Nojev kovčég ― Noah's ark

   ковче́г заве́та ― kovčég zavéta ― Ark of the Covenant

• ковче́жец m (kovčéžec)
• ковче́жный (kovčéžnyj)

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic ковьчегъ (kovĭčegŭ) from Middle Mongol ᠬᠠᠤᠷᠴᠠᠭ (qaurčag) presumably through a Turkic language. Compare Mongolian хуурцаг (xuurcag).

• IPA^(key): /kǒʋt͡ʃeɡ/
• Hyphenation: ков‧чег

ко̀вчег m (Latin spelling kòvčeg)

1. case
2. suitcase