коровай

Ukrainian

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic короваи (korovai), from Proto-Slavic *korvajь. Cognate with Russian карава́й (karaváj), 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): [kɔrɔˈʋai̯]
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  • Rhymes: -aj

Noun

корова́й • (korováj) m inan (genitive корова́ю, nominative plural корова́ї, genitive plural корова́їв)

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

Declension

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