ковач

See also: Ковач

Bulgarian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kovačь. By surface analysis, кова́ (ková, “to hew”) + -ач (-ač).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [koˈvat͡ʃ]

• Audio (Standard Bulgarian):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -at͡ʃ
• Syllabification^(key): ко‧вач

Noun

кова́ч • (kováč) m

1. smith

Declension

Declension of кова́ч

	singular	plural
indefinite	кова́ч kováč	кова́чи kováči
definite (subject form)	кова́чът kováčăt	кова́чите kováčite
definite (object form)	кова́ча kováča
vocative form	кова́чо kováčo	кова́чи kováči

Related terms

• кова́р (kovár), кова́л (kovál, “smith”) (obsolete)

References

• “ковач”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “ковач”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Anagrams

• човка (čovka)

Macedonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kovačь, from *kovati.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkɔvat͡ʃ]

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

ковач • (kovač) m (plural ковачи, relational adjective ковачки)

1. smith

Declension

Declension of ковач

	singular	plural
indefinite	ковач (kovač)	ковачи (kovači)
definite unspecified	ковачот (kovačot)	ковачите (kovačite)
definite proximal	ковачов (kovačov)	ковачиве (kovačive)
definite distal	ковачон (kovačon)	ковачине (kovačine)
vocative	ковачу (kovaču)	ковачи (kovači)
count form	—	ковача (kovača)

Pannonian Rusyn

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *kewh₂-

Proto-Indo-European *kowh₂-

Proto-Balto-Slavic *kauˀ-der.

Proto-Slavic *kovati

Proto-Slavic *-ačь

Proto-Slavic *kovačь

Old Slovak kováč

Pannonian Rusyn ковач

Inherited from Old Slovak kováč, from Proto-Slavic *kovačь. By surface analysis, ковац (kovac) +‎ -ач (-ač).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkɔvat͡ʃ]
• Rhymes: -ɔvat͡ʃ
• Hyphenation: ко‧вач
• Homophone: Ковач (Kovač)

Noun

ковач (kovač) m pers (relational adjective ковацки)

1. smith, blacksmith

   Synonym: коваль (kovalʹ)

2. common redstart (Phoenicurus phoenicurus)

   Synonym: ковалїк (kovaljik)

Declension

Declension of ковач (kovač)

	singular	plural
nominative	ковач (kovač)	коваче (kovače)
genitive	ковача (kovača)	ковачох (kovačox)
dative	ковачови (kovačovi)	ковачом (kovačom)
accusative	ковача (kovača)	ковачох (kovačox)
instrumental	ковачом (kovačom)	ковачами (kovačami)
locative	ковачови (kovačovi)	ковачох (kovačox)
vocative	ковачу (kovaču)	коваче (kovače)

Related terms

nouns

• ковалїк m anim (kovaljik)
• коваль m pers (kovalʹ)
• ковальня f (kovalʹnja)

verbs

• ковац impf (kovac)

References

• Medʹeši, H.; Fejsa, M.; Timko-Djitko, O. (2010), “ковач”, in Ramač, Ju., editor, Руско-сербски словнїк [Rusyn-Serbian Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy, page 379
• Fejsa, M.; Šlemender, M.; Čelʹovski, S. (2022), “smith”, in Анґлийско-руски словнїк [English-Rusyn Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy; Ruska matka, →ISBN, page 287

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kovačь, from *kovati.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kǒʋaːt͡ʃ/

Noun

ко̀ва̄ч m anim (Latin spelling kòvāč)

1. smith
2. blacksmith

Declension

Declension of ковач

	singular	plural
nominative	ко̀ва̄ч	ковачи
genitive	кова́ча	ковача
dative	ковачу	ковачима
accusative	ковача	коваче
vocative	ко̏ва̄чу	ковачи
locative	ковачу	ковачима
instrumental	ковачем	ковачима

Related terms

• ко̀вати

Further reading

• “ковач”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026
• “ковач”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026