покрив

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Bulgarian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *pokryvъ, from *po (on) + *kryti (to hide, to cover).

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Noun

по́крив (pókrivm

  1. roof (the cover at the top of a building)
  2. (figuratively) shelter
    Synonym: подслон (podslon)

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Macedonian

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Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *pokryvъ, from *po (on) + *kryti (to hide, to cover).

Noun

покрив (pokrivm (plural покриви, relational adjective покривен, diminutive покривче)

  1. roof (the cover at the top of a building)
  2. attic
  3. (automotive) hood (UK), top (US) (of a vehicle)
  4. (figuratively) shelter
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Etymology 2

From по- (po-) +‎ крив (kriv).

Adjective

покрив (pokriv)

  1. indefinite masculine singular comparative degree of крив (kriv)

Ukrainian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *pokryvъ, from *po (on) + *kryti (to hide, to cover).

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Noun

по́крив (pókryvm inan (genitive по́криву, nominative plural по́криви, genitive plural по́кривів)

  1. cover, outer layer that covers (something)
    Порушено ґрунт, вода його змила, тепер важко створити новий покрив.
    Porušeno grunt, voda joho zmyla, teper važko stvoryty novyj pokryv.
    The soil has been disturbed, the water has washed it away, and now it is difficult to create a new cover.
    Внаслідок зрідження рослинного покриву, вимивання перегною та інших речовин погіршуються фізичні властивості ґрунтів.
    Vnaslidok zridžennja roslynnoho pokryvu, vymyvannja perehnoju ta inšyx rečovyn pohiršujutʹsja fizyčni vlastyvosti gruntiv.
    As a result of liquefaction of plant cover, leaching of humus and other substances, the physical properties of soils deteriorate.
  2. a piece of cloth which covers (something/someone), veil, cloak, mantle
  3. that which covers something, a coating, cover
    Якщо перисті хмари з'являються після полудня або ввечері на західній стороні неба, то є велика імовірність утворення хмарного покриву і настання поганої погоди через кілька годин.
    Jakščo perysti xmary zʺjavljajutʹsja pislja poludnja abo vvečeri na zaxidnij storoni neba, to je velyka imovirnistʹ utvorennja xmarnoho pokryvu i nastannja pohanoji pohody čerez kilʹka hodyn.
    If cirrus clouds appear in the afternoon or evening on the western side of the sky, there is a high probability of cloud cover and the onset of bad weather in a few hours.

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