kov

See also: köv.

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkof]

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Noun

kov m inan

1. metal
2. (heraldry) metal

Declension

Declension of kov (hard masculine inanimate)

	singular	plural
nominative	kov	kovy
genitive	kovu	kovů
dative	kovu	kovům
accusative	kov	kovy
vocative	kove	kovy
locative	kovu	kovech
instrumental	kovem	kovy

Related terms

• kovat
• kovář
• kovový
• ukovat

 

Further reading

• kov in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
• kov in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
• kov in Internetová jazyková příručka

Slovak

Etymology

From kovať (“to forge, to hammer”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɔu̯/

Noun

kov m inan (genitive singular kovu, nominative plural kovy, genitive plural kovov, declension pattern of dub)

1. metal

Declension

Declension of kov

	singular	plural
nominative	kov	kovy
genitive	kovu	kovov
dative	kovu	kovom
accusative	kov	kovy
locative	kove	kovoch
instrumental	kovom	kovmi

Related terms

• kováč
• kovovo
• kovový
• kuť

 

Further reading

• “kov”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024

Turkish

Verb

kov

1. second-person singular imperative of kovmak

Volapük

Noun

kov (nominative plural kovs)

1. cover (of a book), envelope

Declension

declension of kov

	singular	plural
nominative	kov	kovs
genitive	kova	kovas
dative	kove	koves
accusative	kovi	kovis
vocative 1	o kov!	o kovs!
predicative 2	kovu	kovus

• ¹ status as a case is disputed
• ² in later, non-classical Volapük only