ковпак
Ukrainian
Etymology
Inherited from Old East Slavic колпакъ (kolpakŭ), derived from a Turkic source. Compare Belarusian каўпа́к (kaŭpák), Russian колпа́к (kolpák), Bashkir ҡалпаҡ (qalpaq), Tatar калфак (qalfaq), Kazakh қалпақ (qalpaq), Uzbek qalpoq, Turkish kalpak (“cap”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [kɔu̯ˈpak]
Noun
ковпа́к • (kovpák) m inan (genitive ковпака́, nominative plural ковпаки́, genitive plural ковпакі́в, diminutive ковпачо́к)
- high-crowned cap: cook cap, calpack, kalpak, fool's cap, nightcap etc.
- (usually in the diminutive) cap (protective seal)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ковпа́к kovpák |
ковпаки́ kovpaký |
| genitive | ковпака́ kovpaká |
ковпакі́в kovpakív |
| dative | ковпако́ві, ковпаку́ kovpakóvi, kovpakú |
ковпака́м kovpakám |
| accusative | ковпа́к kovpák |
ковпаки́ kovpaký |
| instrumental | ковпако́м kovpakóm |
ковпака́ми kovpakámy |
| locative | ковпаку́ kovpakú |
ковпака́х kovpakáx |
| vocative | ковпаку́ kovpakú |
ковпаки́ kovpaký |
Further reading
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “ковпак”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2010–2025), “ковпак”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 1–15 (а – п'ять), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka; Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN