короб

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Russian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic коробъ (korobŭ), from Proto-Slavic *korbъ (“basket”).

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Noun

ко́роб • (kórob) m inan (genitive ко́роба, nominative plural короба́, genitive plural коробо́в)

  1. box, chest

Declension

Declension of ко́роб (inan masc-form hard-stem accent-c irreg) 
singular plural
nominative ко́роб
kórob 		короба́△
korobá△
genitive ко́роба
kóroba 		коробо́в
korobóv
dative ко́робу
kórobu 		короба́м
korobám
accusative ко́роб
kórob 		короба́△
korobá△
instrumental ко́робом
kórobom 		короба́ми
korobámi
prepositional ко́робе
kórobe 		короба́х
korobáx

△ Irregular.

Descendants

  • → Kildin Sami: ко̄ррэб (kōrreb, “box or basket made of bast”)
  • → Kazakh: қорап (qorap, “box”)
  • → Skolt Sami: kåårab

References

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “короб”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
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