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

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References
  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “ковер”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), transl. & suppl. by Oleg Trubachyov, 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 Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) koberce
genitive koberca kobercov
dative kobercu kobercom
accusative Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) koberce
locative koberci kobercoch
instrumental kobercom kobercami

Derived terms
  • kobercový
  • koberček

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