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