корова
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корова
Old East Slavic
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *korva, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂- (“horn”).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ко‧ро́‧ва
Noun
корова (korova) f
Declension
Declension of корова (hard a-stem)
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | корова korova |
коровѣ korově |
коровꙑ korovy |
| Genitive | коровꙑ korovy |
корову korovu |
коровъ korovŭ |
| Dative | коровѣ korově |
коровама korovama |
коровамъ korovamŭ |
| Accusative | коровѫ korovǫ |
коровѣ korově |
коровꙑ korovy |
| Instrumental | коровоѭ korovojǫ |
коровама korovama |
коровами korovami |
| Locative | коровѣ korově |
корову korovu |
коровахъ korovaxŭ |
| Vocative | корово korovo |
коровѣ korově |
коровꙑ korovy |
Descendants
- Belarusian: каро́ва (karóva)
- Russian: коро́ва (koróva)
- Carpathian Rusyn: коро́ва (koróva)
- Ukrainian: коро́ва (koróva)
References
- Sreznevsky, Izmail I. (1893) “корова”, in Матеріалы для Словаря древне-русскаго языка по письменнымъ памятникамъ [Materials for the Dictionary of the Old East Slavic Language Based on Written Monuments] (in Russian), volume 1 (А – К), Saint Petersburg: Department of Russian Language and Literature of the Imperial Academy of Sciences, column 1289
Russian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *korva; related to English horn and hart (“male red deer”).
Pronunciation
Noun
коро́ва • (koróva) f anim (genitive коро́вы, nominative plural коро́вы, genitive plural коро́в, relational adjective коро́вий, diminutive коро́вка)
- cow
- (derogatory, informal) cow; a fat, clumsy or dull woman
Declension
Declension of коро́ва (anim fem-form hard-stem accent-a)
Pre-reform declension of коро́ва (anim fem-form hard-stem accent-a)
Derived terms
- бо́жья коро́вка (bóžʹja koróvka)
Descendants
- → Southern Yukaghir: хоробо (qorobo)
See also
- вол m (vol)
- бык m (byk)
- говя́дина f (govjádina)
- молоко́ n (molokó)
- мыча́ть impf (myčátʹ)
- телёнок m (teljónok)
Ukrainian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *korva.
Pronunciation
Noun
коро́ва • (koróva) f animal (genitive коро́ви, nominative plural коро́ви, genitive plural корі́в, relational adjective коро́в'ячий)
Declension
Declension of коро́ва (animal hard fem-form accent-a о-і)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | коро́ва koróva |
коро́ви koróvy |
| genitive | коро́ви koróvy |
корі́в korív |
| dative | коро́ві koróvi |
коро́вам koróvam |
| accusative | коро́ву koróvu |
коро́ви, корі́в koróvy, korív |
| instrumental | коро́вою koróvoju |
коро́вами koróvamy |
| locative | коро́ві koróvi |
коро́вах koróvax |
| vocative | коро́во koróvo |
коро́ви koróvy |
References
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “корова”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka