Russian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English cover, short for кавер-ве́рсия (kaver-vérsija).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈkavʲɪr]
  • IPA(key): [ˈkavɨr] (phonetic respelling: ка́вэр)

Noun

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ка́вер (káver, kávɛrm inan (genitive ка́вера, nominative plural ка́веры, genitive plural ка́веров)

  1. (music) cover version (a version of a song that is a new performance or rerecording of that song by a different artist)
    Synonyms: (full form) кавер-ве́рсия (kaver-vérsija), (colloquial) перепе́вка (perepévka)

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