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ковчег

//kǒʋt͡ʃeɡ//
Serbo-Croatiannoun
Latinica: kovčegone entry, two scripts

Definitions

  1. 1.
    case
  2. 2.
    suitcase

Etymology

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

Forms

  • ко̀вчегcanonical • inanimate • masculine
  • kòvčegromanization
Nominative
Singular
ко̀вчег
Plural
ко̀вчези
Genitive
Singular
ковчега
Plural
ко̏вче̄га̄
Dative
Singular
ковчегу
Plural
ковчезима
Accusative
Singular
ковчег
Plural
ковчеге
Vocative
Singular
ковчеже, ковчегу
Plural
ковчези
Locative
Singular
ковчегу
Plural
ковчезима
Instrumental
Singular
ковчегом
Plural
ковчезима

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