коўш

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Belarusian

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коўш
коўш

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old East Slavic ковшь (kovšĭ), borrowed from Lithuanian káušas (ladle, dipper, big spoon), derived from Lithuanian káuti (hew, chop out), from Proto-Balto-Slavic *káuˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European *kowh₂-, from the root *kewh₂-. Compare Russian ковш (kovš).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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коўш (koŭšm inan (genitive каўша́, nominative plural каўшы́, genitive plural каўшо́ў, relational adjective каўшо́вы, diminutive ко́ўшык)

  1. scoop, dipper, ladle
    зачэ́рпаць каўшо́м мукі́začérpacʹ kaŭšóm mukíto scoop flour using a ladle
    ліце́йны коўшlicjéjny koŭšfoundry ladle
  2. (colloquial) shoe
    Synonym: туфель (tufjelʹ)
  3. bucket (of machinery)
    коўш экскава́тараkoŭš ekskavátaraexcavator bucket
    коўш скрэ́пераkoŭš skrépjerascraper bucket
    разлі́вачны коўшrazlívačny koŭšcasting bucket

Declension

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Derived terms

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References

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  • коўш” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org
  • коўш”, in Skarnik's Belarusian dictionary (in Belarusian), based on Kandrat Krapiva's Explanatory Dictionary of the Belarusian Language (1977-1984)