ковш

Russian
ковш
ковш

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic ковшь (kovšĭ), borrowed from Lithuanian káušas (“ladle, dipper, big spoon”), derived from Lithuanian káuti (“hew, chop out”), from Proto-Balto-Slavic *káuˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European *kowh₂-, from the root *kewh₂-.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [kofʂ]
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Noun

ковш • (kovš) m inan (genitive ковша́, nominative plural ковши́, genitive plural ковше́й, diminutive ко́вшик)

  1. scoop, dipper, ladle
  2. bucket (of an excavator)

Declension
Declension of ковш (inan masc-form sibilant-stem accent-b) 
singular plural
nominative ко́вш
kóvš		 ковши́
kovší
genitive ковша́
kovšá		 ковше́й
kovšéj
dative ковшу́
kovšú		 ковша́м
kovšám
accusative ко́вш
kóvš		 ковши́
kovší
instrumental ковшо́м
kovšóm		 ковша́ми
kovšámi
prepositional ковше́
kovšé		 ковша́х
kovšáx

Descendants
  • → English: kovsh
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