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Ukrainian
Etymology
кова́ль (koválʹ, “smith”) + -е́нко (-énko, “-son”)
Pronunciation
Proper noun
ковале́нко • (kovalénko) m pers (genitive ковале́нка, nominative plural ковале́нки, genitive plural ковале́нків)
- (colloquial) smith's son
- Synonym: ковальчу́к (kovalʹčúk)
Declension
Further reading
- Hrinchenko, Borys, editor (1907–1909), “ковале́нко”, in Словарь украинского языка (in Russian), Kyiv: Kievskaya starina
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “ковале́нко”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2010–2025), “ковале́нко”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. (in Ukrainian), volumes 1–15 (а – п'ять), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka; Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN
- “коваленко”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)