коўш
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коўш 
коўш
Belarusian
Alternative forms
Etymology
Inherited from Old East Slavic ковшь (kovšĭ), 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-. Compare Russian ковш (kovš), Ukrainian ківш (kivš).
Pronunciation
Noun
коўш • (koŭš) m inan (genitive каўша́, nominative plural каўшы́, genitive plural каўшо́ў, relational adjective каўшо́вы, diminutive ко́ўшык)
- scoop, dipper, ladle
- зачэ́рпаць каўшо́м мукі́ ― začérpacʹ kaŭšóm mukí ― to scoop flour using a ladle
- ліце́йны коўш ― licjéjny koŭš ― foundry ladle
- (colloquial) shoe
- Synonym: туфель (tufjelʹ)
- bucket (of machinery)
- коўш экскава́тара ― koŭš ekskavátara ― excavator bucket
- коўш скрэ́пера ― koŭš skrépjera ― scraper bucket
- разлі́вачны коўш ― razlívačny koŭš ― casting bucket
Declension
Declension of коўш (inan hard masc-form accent-b)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | коўш koŭš |
каўшы́ kaŭšý |
| genitive | каўша́ kaŭšá |
каўшо́ў kaŭšóŭ |
| dative | каўшу́ kaŭšú |
каўша́м kaŭšám |
| accusative | коўш koŭš |
каўшы́ kaŭšý |
| instrumental | каўшо́м kaŭšóm |
каўша́мі kaŭšámi |
| locative | каўшы́ kaŭšý |
каўша́х kaŭšáx |
| count form | — | каўшы́1 kaŭšý1 |
1Used with the numbers 2, 3, 4 and higher numbers after 20 ending in 2, 3, and 4.
Derived terms
- аднакаўшо́вы (adnakaŭšóvy, “single-bucket”)
References
- “коўш” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org
- “коўш”, in Skarnik's Belarusian dictionary (in Belarusian), based on Kandrat Krapiva's Explanatory Dictionary of the Belarusian Language (1977-1984)