ковшь

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Old East Slavic

ковшь.

Etymology

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): /ˈkɔʋɕɪ//ˈkɔʋɕɪ//ˈkɔːʋɕ/
  • (ca. 9th CE) IPA(key): /ˈkɔʋɕɪ/
  • (ca. 11th CE) IPA(key): /ˈkɔʋɕɪ/
  • (ca. 13th CE) IPA(key): /ˈkɔːʋɕ/

  • Hyphenation: ков‧шь

Noun

ковшь (kovšĭm

  1. scoop, dipper, ladle

Declension

Declension of ковшь (soft o-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative ковшь
kovšĭ
ковша
kovša
ковши
kovši
genitive ковша
kovša
ковшу
kovšu
ковшь
kovšĭ
dative ковшу
kovšu
ковшема
kovšema
ковшемъ
kovšemŭ
accusative ковшь
kovšĭ
ковша
kovša
ковшѣ
kovšě
instrumental ковшьмь
kovšĭmĭ
ковшема
kovšema
ковши
kovši
locative ковши
kovši
ковшу
kovšu
ковшихъ
kovšixŭ
vocative ковшу
kovšu
ковша
kovša
ковши
kovši

Descendants

  • Old Ruthenian:
  • Middle Russian: ковшъ (kovš)

References