koberec
Czech
Etymology
Possibly of Turkic origin. Cognates include Polish kobierzec, Russian ковёр (kovjór), and archaic Bulgarian губер (guber).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈkobɛrɛt͡s]
Audio: (file)
Noun
koberec m inan (relational adjective kobercový, diminutive kobereček or koberčík)
Declension
Declension of koberec (soft masculine inanimate reducible)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | koberec | koberce |
| genitive | koberce | koberců |
| dative | koberci | kobercům |
| accusative | koberec | koberce |
| vocative | koberci | koberce |
| locative | koberci | kobercích |
| instrumental | kobercem | koberci |
References
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “ковер”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
Further reading
- “koberec”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “koberec”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
Slovak
Etymology
Possibly from Old Norse kǫgurr (“quilt”), according to Jooseppi Julius Mikkola,[1][2] quoted also by Vasmer; cognates derived from kǫgurr include Russian ковёр (kovjór), and archaic Bulgarian губер (guber). A Turkic origin has also been theorised.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈkɔberet͡s]
Noun
koberec m inan (relational adjective kobercový, diminutive koberček)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | koberec | koberce |
| genitive | koberca | kobercov |
| dative | kobercu | kobercom |
| accusative | koberec | koberce |
| locative | koberci | kobercoch |
| instrumental | kobercom | kobercami |
References
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “ковер”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
- ^ Mémoires de la société néo-philologique à Helsingfors I., S. 8, cited in Indogermanische Forschungen, Karl Brugmann: „Unter dem Titel Etymologisches weist Mikkola einige neue germanische Wörter im Finnischen nach und deutet slav. kovъrъ (Teppich) aus anord. kögurr.“
- ^ Jahresbericht über die Erscheinungen auf dem Gebiete der germanischen Philologie, B. 7, S. 23: „slav. kovъrъ Teppich; an kögurr id“
Further reading
- “koberec”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025