Bulgarian

Noun

ковче́г • ‎(kovčég) m

1. coffin (oblong closed box for the dead)

Inflection

Macedonian

Etymology

From Old Church Slavonic ковьчегъ ‎(kovĭčegŭ) from Middle Mongolian ᠬᠠᠤᠷᠴᠠᠭ ‎(qaγurčaγ) presumably through a Turkic language. Compare Mongolian хуурцаг ‎(huurtsag)..

Noun

ковчег • ‎(kovčeg) m

1. chest (container)
2. coffin

Inflection

Synonyms

• сандак ‎(sandak)

Russian

Etymology

Borrowing from Old Church Slavonic ковьчегъ ‎(kovĭčegŭ), from Middle Mongolian ᠬᠠᠤᠷᠴᠠᠭ ‎(qaγurčaγ) presumably through a Turkic language. Compare Mongolian хуурцаг ‎(huurtsag).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kɐfˈt͡ɕek]

Noun

ковче́г • ‎(kovčég) m inan ‎(genitive ковче́га, nominative plural ковче́ги, genitive plural ковче́гов)

1. ark

   Ноев ковче́г‎ ― Nojev kovčég ― Noah's ark

   ковче́г заве́та‎ ― kovčég zavéta ― Ark of the Covenant

2. shrine

Declension

Related terms

• ковче́жец m ‎(kovčéžec)
• ковче́жный ‎(kovčéžnyj)

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Old Church Slavonic ковьчегъ ‎(kovĭčegŭ) from Middle Mongolian ᠬᠠᠤᠷᠴᠠᠭ ‎(qaγurčaγ) presumably through a Turkic language. Compare Mongolian хуурцаг ‎(huurtsag).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kǒʋtʃeɡ/
• Hyphenation: ков‧чег

Noun

ко̀вчег m ‎(Latin spelling kòvčeg)

1. case
2. suitcase

Declension