Old Church Slavonic

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ковати

Etymology

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From Proto-Slavic *kovati.

Verb

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ковати (kovatiimpf

  1. to forge
    • from Vita Methodii, 1000400-1000420:
      Моравлѧне ѡчющьше Нѣмьчьскꙑꙗ попꙑ, иже живѧахоу въ нихъ, не приꙗюще имъ, нъ ковъ коующе на нѧ, изгънаша вьсѧ.
      Moravlęne očjuštĭše Němĭčĭskyja popy, iže živęaxu vŭ nixŭ, ne prijajušte imŭ, nŭ kovŭ kujušte na nę, izgŭnaša vĭsę.
      Moravians drove out all the German priests who were living among them, sensing that they did not accept them but forged discord against them.

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References

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  • S. C. Gardiner, Old church Slavonic: an elementary grammar, Cambridge University Press, 1984.

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Serbo-Croatian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kovati.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kǒʋati/
  • Hyphenation: ко‧ва‧ти

Verb

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ко̀вати impf (Latin spelling kòvati)

  1. (transitive) to forge
  2. (transitive) to mint, coin
  3. (transitive) to plot, hatch

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