Russian edit

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Etymology edit

Inherited from Old East Slavic коробъ (korobŭ), from Proto-Slavic *korbъ (basket).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈkorəp]
  • (file)

Noun edit

ко́роб (kórobm inan (genitive ко́роба, nominative plural короба́, genitive plural коробо́в)

  1. box, chest

Declension edit

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Descendants edit

  • Kildin Sami: ко̄ррэб (kōrreb, box or basket made of bast)
  • Kazakh: қорап (qorap, box)

References edit

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “короб”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress