покров

See also: Покров

Bulgarian

Etymology

Derived from Proto-Slavic *krovъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [poˈkrɔf]
• Rhymes: -ɔf
• Syllabification^(key): по‧кров
• Hyphenation^(key): пок‧ров

Noun

покро́в • (pokróv) m

1. (religion) cover, veil, covering (a cloth covering for church furniture, a tray, an icon, a chalice, etc.)

   Потирът беше покрит с морав покров.

   Potirăt beše pokrit s morav pokrov.

   The chalice was covered with a purple veil.

2. (dated) shroud, pall (a cloth used to cover a dead person)

   Тялото беше покрито с бял покров.

   Tjaloto beše pokrito s bjal pokrov.

   The body was covered with a white shroud.

3. (poetic) cover, mantle, covering (a layer or covering spread over something)

   Synonyms: покри́вка (pokrívka), плащ (plašt)

   Планината лежеше под дебел снежен покров.

   Planinata ležeše pod debel snežen pokrov.

   The mountain lay under a thick snowy mantle.

   Нощта спусна тъмния си покров над града.

   Noštta spusna tămnija si pokrov nad grada.

   Night lowered its dark cover over the city.

Declension

Declension of покро́в

	singular	plural
indefinite	покро́в pokróv	покро́ви pokróvi
definite (subject form)	покро́вът pokróvăt	покро́вите pokróvite
definite (object form)	покро́ва pokróva
count form	—	покро́ва pokróva

References

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

Macedonian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpɔkrɔf]
• Hyphenation: пок‧ров

Noun

покров • (pokrov) m (plural покрови)

1. cover, covering
2. shroud, winding sheet

Declension

Declension of покров

	singular	plural
indefinite	покров (pokrov)	покрови (pokrovi)
definite unspecified	покровот (pokrovot)	покровите (pokrovite)
definite proximal	покровов (pokrovov)	покровиве (pokrovive)
definite distal	покровон (pokrovon)	покровине (pokrovine)
vocative	покрову (pokrovu)	покрови (pokrovi)
count form	—	покрова (pokrova)

References

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

Russian

Etymology

Ultimately deverbal of покры́ть (pokrýtʹ); compare кров (krov).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pɐˈkrof]

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Noun

покро́в • (pokróv) m inan (genitive покро́ва, nominative plural покро́вы, genitive plural покро́вов)

1. cover, covering

   под покро́вом но́чи ― pod pokróvom nóči ― at night (literally, “under cover of night”)

   под покро́вом та́йны ― pod pokróvom tájny ― secretly (literally, “under cover of secrecy”)

   волосяно́й покро́в ― volosjanój pokróv ― hair covering, pelage

2. hearse cloth

Declension

Declension of покро́в (inan masc-form hard-stem accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	покро́в pokróv	покро́вы pokróvy
genitive	покро́ва pokróva	покро́вов pokróvov
dative	покро́ву pokróvu	покро́вам pokróvam
accusative	покро́в pokróv	покро́вы pokróvy
instrumental	покро́вом pokróvom	покро́вами pokróvami
prepositional	покро́ве pokróve	покро́вах pokróvax

Derived terms

• покро́вный (pokróvnyj)

References

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