kofer

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English

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew כֹּפֶר.

Noun

kofer (plural kofrim)

  1. (Judaism) A nonbeliever.

Lower Sorbian

Etymology

Borrowed from German Koffer, from French coffre, from Old French cofre, from Latin cophinus (basket), from Ancient Greek κόφινος (kóphinos, basket).

Pronunciation

Noun

kofer m inan (genitive singular kofra or kofera, diminutive koferk)

  1. suitcase

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Without syncope of e:

Derived terms

Further reading

  • Starosta, Manfred (1999) “kofer”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from German Koffer.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kǒfer/
  • Hyphenation: ko‧fer

Noun

kòfer m (Cyrillic spelling ко̀фер)

  1. suitcase
    • 2015-12-28, Fazlija (lyrics and music), “Helikopter”, in Helikopter:
      Helikopter, helikopter
      Para kofer, para kofer
      Helikopter, helikopter, šaljem ako treba
      Para kofer, para kofer, da bacaš sa neba
      Helikopter, helikopter, kol'ko treba zlata
      Samo da od doma otvoriš mi vrata?
      Helicopter, helicopter
      Money coffer, money coffer
      A helicopter, helicopter, I will send if needed
      Money coffer, money coffer you can throw from the sky
      Helicopter, helicopter, how much gold is needed
      For you to open the door of your home?

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