колпак

Russian

Alternative forms

колпа́къ (kolpák) — Pre-reform orthography (1918)
калпа́к (kalpák) — dated

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic колпакъ (kolpakŭ), derived from a Turkic source. Compare Ukrainian ковпа́к (kovpák) or ковпи́к (kovpýk). Compare Bashkir ҡалпаҡ (qalpaq), Tatar калфак (qalfaq), Kazakh қалпақ (qalpaq), Uzbek qalpoq, Turkish kalpak (“cap”) etc. Ultimately from Middle Persian kwlʾp̄k' (kulāfak, “little cap; calyx”), diminutive of kwlʾp̄ (kulāf, “cap, bonnet”)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [kɐɫˈpak]
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Noun

колпа́к • (kolpák) m inan (genitive колпака́, nominative plural колпаки́, genitive plural колпако́в, relational adjective колпако́вый or колпа́чный, diminutive колпачо́к)

high-crowned cap: cook cap, calpack, kalpak, fool's cap, nightcap etc.
под колпаком ― pod kolpakom ― under scrutiny/under someone's thumb

Declension

Declension of колпа́к (inan masc-form velar-stem accent-b)

	singular	plural
nominative	колпа́к kolpák	колпаки́ kolpakí
genitive	колпака́ kolpaká	колпако́в kolpakóv
dative	колпаку́ kolpakú	колпака́м kolpakám
accusative	колпа́к kolpák	колпаки́ kolpakí
instrumental	колпако́м kolpakóm	колпака́ми kolpakámi
prepositional	колпаке́ kolpaké	колпака́х kolpakáx

Hypernyms

(high-crowned cap): головно́й убо́р (golovnój ubór)

Derived terms

околпа́чить pf (okolpáčitʹ)

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