коўдра
Belarusian
Etymology
Inherited from Old Ruthenian ко́вдра (kóvdra), ко́лдра (kóldra), from Middle Polish kołdra.[1] Compare Ukrainian ко́вдра (kóvdra).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈkou̯dra]
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ou̯dra
- Hyphenation: коўд‧ра
Noun
ко́ўдра • (kówdra) f inan (genitive ко́ўдры, nominative plural ко́ўдры, genitive plural ко́ўдраў, relational adjective ко́ўдравы, diminutive ко́ўдрачка)
- blanket, cover (a heavy, loosely woven fabric, usually large and woollen, used for warmth while sleeping or resting)
- 1940 [1882], Mark Twain, translated by Janka Maŭr, Прынц і жабрак, Minsk: ДВБ, translation of The Prince and the Pauper, page 169:
- Загарнуўшыся ў турэмныя коўдры, парваныя і брудныя, Гендон і кароль правялі трывожную ноч.
- Zaharnuwšysja w turemnyja kówdry, parvanyja i brudnyja, Hjendón i karólʹ pravjali tryvóžnuju noč.
- [original: Wrapped in prison blankets of a soiled and tattered condition, Hendon and the king passed a troubled night.]
Declension
Declension of ко́ўдра (inan hard fem-form accent-a)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ко́ўдра kówdra |
ко́ўдры kówdry |
| genitive | ко́ўдры kówdry |
ко́ўдраў kówdraw |
| dative | ко́ўдры kówdry |
ко́ўдрам kówdram |
| accusative | ко́ўдру kówdru |
ко́ўдры kówdry |
| instrumental | ко́ўдрай, ко́ўдраю kówdraj, kówdraju |
ко́ўдрамі kówdrami |
| locative | ко́ўдры kówdry |
ко́ўдрах kówdrax |
| count form | — | ко́ўдры1 kówdry1 |
1Used with the numbers 2, 3, 4 and higher numbers after 20 ending in 2, 3, and 4.
References
- ^ Martynaŭ, V. U., Tsykhun, G. A., editors (1978–2017), “коўдра”, in Этымалагічны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Etymological Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), Minsk: Belaruskaia navuka
Further reading
- Bulyka, A. M., editor (1996), “колдра”, in Гістарычны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Historical Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), numbers 15 (катъ – коречный), Minsk: Belaruskaia navuka, →ISBN, page 190
- “коўдра”, in Skarnik's Belarusian dictionary (in Belarusian), based on Kandrat Krapiva's Explanatory Dictionary of the Belarusian Language (1977-1984)
- “коўдра” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org