каравай
Russian
Alternative forms
- корова́й (korováj) – Pre-reform orthography (1918)
- корова́й (korováj) – Pre-reform orthography (1956)
Etymology
Inherited from Old East Slavic короваи (korovai), from Proto-Slavic *korvajь. Cognate with Ukrainian корова́й (korováj), Bulgarian крава́й (kraváj), Serbo-Croatian кра̀ва̄ј (“type of cake fed to the bride and groom”) (genitive крава́ја), Slovene kravȃj, krávaj. Per Vasmer, probably related to коро́ва (koróva, “cow, also dialectally bride”); originally thought to have been a wedding gift that was intended to induce fertility.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [kərɐˈvaj]
- Rhymes: -aj
Noun
карава́й • (karaváj) m inan (genitive карава́я, nominative plural карава́и, genitive plural карава́ев)
- korovai (large, single-piece round or rectangular loaf of bread, elaborately decorated and served at a wedding)
Declension
Declension of карава́й (inan masc-form vowel-stem accent-a)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | карава́й karaváj | карава́и karavái |
| genitive | карава́я karavája | карава́ев karavájev |
| dative | карава́ю karaváju | карава́ям karavájam |
| accusative | карава́й karaváj | карава́и karavái |
| instrumental | карава́ем karavájem | карава́ями karavájami |
| prepositional | карава́е karaváje | карава́ях karavájax |