kovčeg

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Serbo-Croatian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Church Slavonic ковьчегъ (kovĭčegŭ) from Middle Mongol ᠬᠠᠭᠤᠷᠴᠠᠭ (qaɣurčag) presumably through a Turkic language. Compare Mongolian хуурцаг (xuurcag).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /kǒʋt͡ʃeɡ/
  • Hyphenation: kov‧čeg

Noun[edit]

kòvčeg m (Cyrillic spelling ко̀вчег)

  1. case
  2. suitcase

Declension[edit]

Declension of kovčeg
singular plural
nominative kòvčeg kòvčezi
genitive kovčega kȍvčēgā
dative kovčegu kovčezima
accusative kovčeg kovčege
vocative kovčeže / kovčegu kovčezi
locative kovčegu kovčezima
instrumental kovčegom kovčezima

Further reading[edit]

  • “kovčeg” in Hrvatski jezični portal
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