шкаф

Azerbaijani

Noun

шкаф (definite accusative шкафы, plural шкафлар)

1. Cyrillic spelling of şkaf

Declension

Declension of шкаф

	singular	plural
nominative	шкаф	шкафлар
definite accusative	шкафы	шкафлары
dative	шкафа	шкафлара
locative	шкафда	шкафларда
ablative	шкафдан	шкафлардан
definite genitive	шкафын	шкафлары

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Bulgarian

Etymology

Probably from Middle Low German schap (“cupboard, cabinet, coffer”), from Old Saxon skap, from Proto-West Germanic *skap (“shape”), from Proto-Germanic *skapą. Compare Danish skab (“cupboard, cabinet”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʃkaf]

Noun

шкаф • (škaf) m

1. cupboard
2. locker, cabinet
3. bookcase, shelves

Declension

Declension of шкаф

	singular	plural
indefinite	шкаф škaf	шка́фове škáfove
definite (subject form)	шка́фът škáfǎt	шка́фовете škáfovete
definite (object form)	шка́фа škáfa
count form	—	шка́фа škáfa

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Kazakh

Alternative scripts
Arabic	شكاف
Cyrillic	шкаф
Latin	şkaf
Yañalif	ckaf

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian шкаф (škaf), from Middle Low German schap and/or Middle Dutch scap.

Noun

шкаф • (şkaf)

1. closet

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Macedonian

Etymology

From German Schaff, from Middle High German schaf, from Old High German scaph, from Proto-West Germanic *skap (“shape”), from Proto-Germanic *skapą.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʃkaf]

Noun

шкаф • (škaf) m (diminutive шкафче)

1. closet
2. locker

Declension

Declension of шкаф

	singular	plural
indefinite	шкаф	шкафови
definite unspecified	шкафот	шкафовите
definite proximal	шкафов	шкафовиве
definite distal	шкафон	шкафовине
vocative	шкафу	шкафови
count form	—	шкафа

Synonyms

• орман (orman)
• плакар (plakar)

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Russian

Etymology

Probably from Middle Low German schap and/or Middle Dutch scap (both “cupboard, cabinet, coffer”). The word-final -ф might be due to inference by the Middle High German cognate schaf, which usually meant “barrel, keg”, however. Possibly it is merely a phonetic irregularity.

Alternative forms

• шкап (škap)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʂkaf]

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

шкаф • (škaf) m inan (genitive шка́фа, nominative plural шкафы́, genitive plural шкафо́в, diminutive шка́фчик)

1. cupboard
2. wardrobe, closet
3. locker, cabinet
4. bookcase, shelves

Declension

Declension of шкаф (inan masc-form hard-stem accent-c) 

	singular	plural
nominative	шка́ф škáf	шкафы́ škafý
genitive	шка́фа škáfa	шкафо́в škafóv
dative	шка́фу škáfu	шкафа́м škafám
accusative	шка́ф škáf	шкафы́ škafý
instrumental	шка́фом škáfom	шкафа́ми škafámi
prepositional	шка́фе škáfe	шкафа́х škafáx
locative	в/на шкафу́ v/na škafú

Related terms

• шка́фик (škáfik)
• шкафно́й (škafnój)
• шка́фный (škáfnyj)

Descendants

• → Azerbaijani: şkaf / шкаф / شکاف
• → Kazakh: шкаф (şkaf)
• → Kyrgyz: шкаф (şkaf)
• → Persian: اشکاف (eškâf), اشکاب (eškâb)
• → Turkmen: şkaf
• → Uyghur: ئىشكاپ (ishkap)
• → Uzbek: shkaf
• → Yakut: ыскаап (ıskaap)
• → Yup'ik: eskaapaq

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From German Schaff, from Middle High German schaf, from Old High German scaph, from Proto-West Germanic *skap (“shape”), from Proto-Germanic *skapą.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃkâf/
• Hyphenation: шкаф

Noun

шка̏ф m (Latin spelling škȁf)

1. (regional) pail

Declension

Declension of шкаф

	singular	plural
nominative	шкаф	шкафови
genitive	шкафа	шкафова
dative	шкафу	шкафовима
accusative	шкаф	шкафове
vocative	шкафе	шкафови
locative	шкафу	шкафови
instrumental	шкафом	шкафовима

References

• “шкаф”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024