килим

See also: ќилим

Bulgarian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish كلیم (kilim), from Persian گلیم (gelim), from Ancient Greek κάλυμμα (kálumma, “covering”) from καλύπτω (kalúptō, “to cover”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kiˈlim]

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

кили́м • (kilím) m

1. rug, carpet

Declension

Declension of кили́м

	singular	plural
indefinite	кили́м kilím	кили́ми kilími
definite (subject form)	кили́мът kilímǎt	кили́мите kilímite
definite (object form)	кили́ма kilíma
count form	—	кили́ма kilíma

Further reading

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

Macedonian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish كلیم (kilim) (Turkish kilim), from Persian گلیم (gelim).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkilim]

Noun

килим • (kilim) m (plural килими, diminutive килимче)

1. carpet
2. rug
3. tapestry
4. gobelin

Declension

Declension of килим

	singular	plural
indefinite	килим (kilim)	килими (kilimi)
definite unspecified	килимот (kilimot)	килимите (kilimite)
definite proximal	килимов (kilimov)	килимиве (kilimive)
definite distal	килимон (kilimon)	килимине (kilimine)
vocative	килиму (kilimu)	килими (kilimi)
count form	—	килима (kilima)

Synonyms

• тепих (tepih)

Further reading

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

Russian

Alternative forms

• кили́мъ (kilím) — Pre-reform orthography (1918)

Etymology

Borrowed from Crimean Tatar kilim, Ottoman Turkish كلیم (kilim).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kʲɪˈlʲim]

Noun

кили́м • (kilím) m inan (genitive кили́ма, nominative plural кили́мы, genitive plural кили́мов)

1. (archaic, Ukraine, Orenburg, Belgorod, Caucasus) rug, carpet

   Synonym: (regular term) ковёр (kovjór)

Declension

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

	singular	plural
nominative	кили́м kilím	кили́мы kilímy
genitive	кили́ма kilíma	кили́мов kilímov
dative	кили́му kilímu	кили́мам kilímam
accusative	кили́м kilím	кили́мы kilímy
instrumental	кили́мом kilímom	кили́мами kilímami
prepositional	кили́ме kilíme	кили́мах kilímax

Further reading

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

Ukrainian

Etymology

Borrowed from Crimean Tatar kilim or Ottoman Turkish كلیم (kilim), from Persian گلیم (gelim), from Ancient Greek κάλυμμα (kálumma, “covering”). Compare Russian, Bulgarian, and Macedonian кили́м (kilím), Belarusian кілі́м (kilím) and Serbo-Croatian ћѝлим/ćìlim.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkɪɫem]

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

ки́лим • (kýlym) m inan (genitive ки́лима, nominative plural килими́, genitive plural килимі́в, diminutive килимо́к)

1. rug, carpet
2. (Canada) tapestry, gobelin, wall hanging

Declension

Declension of ки́лим (inan hard masc-form accent-c)

	singular	plural
nominative	ки́лим kýlym	килими́ kylymý
genitive	ки́лима kýlyma	килимі́в kylymív
dative	ки́лимові, ки́лиму kýlymovi, kýlymu	килима́м kylymám
accusative	ки́лим kýlym	килими́ kylymý
instrumental	ки́лимом kýlymom	килима́ми kylymámy
locative	ки́лимі kýlymi	килима́х kylymáx
vocative	ки́лиме kýlyme	килими́ kylymý

Derived terms

• килима́р (kylymár)
• килима́рниця (kylymárnycja)
• килима́рство (kylymárstvo)
• килимка́р (kylymkár)
• килимка́рство (kylymkárstvo)
• кили́мниця (kylýmnycja)
• килимо́ваний (kylymóvanyj)

 

References

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “килим”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• “килим”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)
• “килим”, in Словник.ua [Slovnyk.ua] (in Ukrainian)