покров
Russian
Etymology
Ultimately deverbal of покры́ть (pokrýtʹ); compare кров (krov).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [pɐˈkrof]
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Noun
покро́в • (pokróv) m inan (genitive покро́ва, nominative plural покро́вы, genitive plural покро́вов)
- cover, covering
- подпокро́вом но́чи ― pod pokróvom nóči ― at night (literally, “under cover of night”)
- подпокро́вом та́йны ― pod pokróvom tájny ― secretly (literally, “under cover of secrecy”)
- волосяно́йпокро́в ― volosjanój pokróv ― hair covering, pelage
- hearse cloth
Declension
Declension of покро́в (inan masc-form hard-stem accent-a)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | покро́в pokróv | покро́вы pokróvy |
| genitive | покро́ва pokróva | покро́вов pokróvov |
| dative | покро́ву pokróvu | покро́вам pokróvam |
| accusative | покро́в pokróv | покро́вы pokróvy |
| instrumental | покро́вом pokróvom | покро́вами pokróvami |
| prepositional | покро́ве pokróve | покро́вах pokróvax |
Derived terms
- покро́вный (pokróvnyj)
References
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “покров”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), transl. and suppl. by Oleg Trubachyov, Moscow: Progress