kufer

See also: Küfer

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from German Koffer, from Late Middle High German koffer, from Middle Dutch coffer, from Old French cofre, from Latin cophinus, from Ancient Greek κόφινος (kóphinos, “basket”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈku.fɛr/

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• Rhymes: -ufɛr
• Syllabification: ku‧fer

Noun

kufer m inan (diminutive kuferek)

1. chest (strong box with convex lid)
2. trunk (luggage storage compartment of a sedan/saloon style car)

   Synonym: bagażnik

3. (colloquial) big, wide buttocks

Declension

Declension of kufer

	singular	plural
nominative	kufer	kufry
genitive	kufra	kufrów
dative	kufrowi	kufrom
accusative	kufer	kufry
instrumental	kufrem	kuframi
locative	kufrze	kufrach
vocative	kufrze	kufry

Related terms

adjective

• kuferkowy

 

noun

• kufereczek

 

Further reading

• kufer in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• kufer in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

• kòfer

Etymology

Borrowed from German Koffer.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kǔfer/
• Hyphenation: ku‧fer

Noun

kùfer m (Cyrillic spelling ку̀фер)

1. suitcase

Declension

Declension of kufer

	singular	plural
nominative	kufer	kuferi
genitive	kufera	kufera
dative	kuferu	kuferima
accusative	kufer	kufere
vocative	kuferu	kuferi
locative	kuferu	kuferima
instrumental	kuferom	kuferima