ковпак

Ukrainian

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic колпакъ (kolpakŭ), derived from a Turkic source. Compare Belarusian каўпа́к (kaŭpák), Russian колпа́к (kolpák), Bashkir ҡалпаҡ (qalpaq), Tatar калфак (qalfaq), Kazakh қалпақ (qalpaq), Uzbek qalpoq, Turkish kalpak (cap).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kɔu̯ˈpak]

Noun

ковпа́к • (kovpák) m inan (genitive ковпака́, nominative plural ковпаки́, genitive plural ковпакі́в, diminutive ковпачо́к)

  1. high-crowned cap: cook cap, calpack, kalpak, fool's cap, nightcap etc.
  2. (usually in the diminutive) cap (protective seal)

Declension

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