ковш
Russian edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Old East Slavic ковшь (kovšĭ), borrowed from Lithuanian káušas (“ladle, dipper, big spoon”), derived from Lithuanian káuti (“hew, chop out”), from Proto-Balto-Slavic *káuˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European *kowh₂-, from the root *kewh₂-.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ковш • (kovš) m inan (genitive ковша́, nominative plural ковши́, genitive plural ковше́й, diminutive ко́вшик)
Declension edit
Descendants edit
- → English: kovsh