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Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from German Koffer, from Late Middle High German koffer, from Middle Dutch coffer, from Old French cofre, from Latin cophinus, from Ancient Greek κόφινος (kóphinos, “basket”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈku.fɛr/
- Rhymes: -ufɛr
- Syllabification: ku‧fer
Noun
kufer m inan (diminutive kuferek)
- chest (strong box with convex lid)
- trunk (luggage storage compartment of a sedan/saloon style car)
- Synonym: bagażnik
- (colloquial) big, wide buttocks
Declension
Further reading
- kufer in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- kufer in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Borrowed from German Koffer.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kǔfer/
- Hyphenation: ku‧fer
Noun
kùfer m (Cyrillic spelling ку̀фер)
- suitcase
Declension