koberec

Czech

Etymology

Possibly of Turkic origin. Cognates include Polish kobierzec, Russian ковёр (kovjór), and archaic Bulgarian губер (guber).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈkobɛrɛt͡s]
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Noun

koberec m inan (related adjective kobercový, diminutive kobereček or koberčík)

  1. rug, carpet

Declension
Declension of koberec (soft masculine inanimate reducible)
singular plural
nominative koberec koberce
genitive koberce koberců
dative koberci kobercům
accusative koberec koberce
vocative koberci koberce
locative koberci kobercích
instrumental kobercem koberci

References
  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “ковер”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress

Further reading
  • koberec in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • koberec in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

Slovak

Etymology

Possibly from Old Norse kǫgurr (“quilt”), according to Jooseppi Julius Mikkola,[1][2] quoted also by Vasmer; cognates derived from kǫgurr include Russian ковёр (kovjór), and archaic Bulgarian губер (guber). A Turkic origin has also been theorised.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkɔbɛrɛt͡s/

Noun

koberec m inan (genitive singular koberca, nominative plural koberce, genitive plural kobercov, declension pattern of stroj)

  1. rug, carpet

Declension
Declension of koberec
singular plural
nominative koberec koberce
genitive koberca kobercov
dative kobercu kobercom
accusative koberec koberce
locative koberci kobercoch
instrumental kobercom kobercami

Derived terms
  • kobercový
  • koberček

References
  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “ковер”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  1. Mémoires de la société néo-philologique à Helsingfors I., S. 8, cited in Indogermanische Forschungen, Karl Brugmann: „Unter dem Titel Etymologisches weist Mikkola einige neue germanische Wörter im Finnischen nach und deutet slav. kovъrъ (Teppich) aus anord. kögurr.“
  2. Jahresbericht über die Erscheinungen auf dem Gebiete der germanischen Philologie, B. 7, S. 23: „slav. kovъrъ Teppich; an kögurr id“

Further reading
  • “koberec”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024
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