кораб

Bulgarian

Ветроходен кораб "Калиакра"

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkɔrɐp]

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Etymology 1

Merger of Proto-Slavic *korabъ (о-stem) and *korabľь (jo-stem) ~ *korabь (i-stem), of Ancient Greek origin.

Noun

ко́раб • (kórab) m (relational adjective ко́рабен, diminutive ко́рабче)

1. ship, large boat, vessel

   Hypernym: плава́телен съд (plavátelen sǎd)

   ветрохо́ден ко́раб ― vetrohóden kórab ― sailing ship

   космиче́ски ко́раб ― kosmičéski kórab ― spaceship

2. (figurative, dialectal) concave-shaped vat, tun, trough (typically for transferring grain or grapes)

   Synonyms: жлеб (žleb), кори́то (koríto)

Declension

Declension of ко́раб

	singular	plural
indefinite	ко́раб kórab	ко́раби, корабя́1 kórabi, korabjá1
definite (subject form)	ко́рабът kórabǎt	ко́рабите, корабя́та1 kórabite, korabjáta1
definite (object form)	ко́раба kóraba
count form	—	ко́раба kóraba

¹Archaic.

Alternative forms

• кора́бъл (korábǎl) — archaic, dated

Derived terms

• корабо- (korabo-)
  • корабокруше́ние (korabokrušénie, “shipwreck”)
  • корабострои́телница (korabostroítelnica, “ship factory”)
• кораба́р (korabár), корабчи́я (korabčíja, “shipman, sailor”)
• кора́бия (korábija, “large boat, naval vesel”) (archaic)

Related terms

• скарабе́й (skarabéj, “scarab”) (possibly from the same proto-root + s-mobile)

References

• “кораб”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “кораб”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
• Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1979), “кораб”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 2 (и – крепя̀), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 626
• Nayden Gerov (1897) “ко́рабь, корабꙗ́ (съб.)”, in Рѣчникъ на Блъгарскꙑй язꙑкъ. Съ тлъкувание рѣчи-тꙑ на Блъгарскꙑ и на Русскꙑ. [Dictionary of the Bulgarian language]‎^[1] (in Bulgarian), volume 2, Plovdiv: Дружествена печꙗтница "Съгласие.", page 398

Etymology 2

Calque of Latin nāvis, etymologically identical with Etymology 1.

Noun

ко́раб • (kórab) m

1. (architecture) nave

Declension

Declension of ко́раб

	singular	plural
indefinite	ко́раб kórab	ко́раби kórabi
definite (subject form)	ко́рабът kórabǎt	ко́рабите kórabite
definite (object form)	ко́раба kóraba
count form	—	ко́раба kóraba

References

• Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1979), “кораб³”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 2 (и – крепя̀), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 627

Anagrams

• барок (barok), кобра (kobra)

Macedonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *korabľь.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkɔɾap]

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: ко‧раб

Noun

кораб • (korab) m

1. ship, large boat, vessel
2. small boat (on Doiran Lake)

Declension

Declension of кораб

	singular	plural
indefinite	кораб	кораби
definite unspecified	коработ	корабите
definite proximal	корабов	корабиве
definite distal	корабон	корабине
vocative	корабу	кораби
count form	—	кораба

References

• “кораб” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) [Digital dictionary of the Macedonian language] − drmj.eu