See also: Покров

Macedonian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈpɔkrɔf]
  • Hyphenation: пок‧ров

Noun

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покров (pokrovm (plural покрови)

  1. cover, covering
  2. shroud, winding sheet

Declension

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Declension of покров
singular plural
indefinite покров (pokrov) покрови (pokrovi)
definite unspecified покровот (pokrovot) покровите (pokrovite)
definite proximal покровов (pokrovov) покровиве (pokrovive)
definite distal покровон (pokrovon) покровине (pokrovine)
vocative покрову (pokrovu) покрови (pokrovi)
count form покрова (pokrova)

References

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  • покров” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) [Digital dictionary of the Macedonian language] − drmj.eu

Russian

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Etymology

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Ultimately deverbal of покры́ть (pokrýtʹ); compare кров (krov).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [pɐˈkrof]
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Noun

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покро́в (pokróvm inan (genitive покро́ва, nominative plural покро́вы, genitive plural покро́вов)

  1. cover, covering
    под покро́вом но́чиpod pokróvom nóčiat night (literally, “under cover of night”)
    под покро́вом та́йныpod pokróvom tájnysecretly (literally, “under cover of secrecy”)
    волосяно́й покро́вvolosjanój pokróvhair covering, pelage
  2. hearse cloth

Declension

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Derived terms

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References

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