коврига
Russian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]The origin of this word is disputed. May be related to Finnish kaura, Serbo-Croatian кврга, Turkish gevrek or Norwegian kavring. Known from written sources from the 12th century. Has cognates as e.g. Bulgarian ковриг (kovrig) and Romanian covrig. Likely from Turkish, as it can be found in written sources as early as 1073. The word „gevrek“ means „crunchy,“ with the original meaning „to become brittle and hollow.“Nişanyan Sözlük
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]коври́га • (kovríga) f inan (genitive коври́ги, nominative plural коври́ги, genitive plural коври́г, relational adjective коври́жный, diminutive коври́жка or коври́жечка, augmentative коври́жища)
Declension
[edit]Declension of коври́га (inan fem-form velar-stem accent-a)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | коври́га kovríga |
коври́ги kovrígi |
| genitive | коври́ги kovrígi |
коври́г kovríg |
| dative | коври́ге kovríge |
коври́гам kovrígam |
| accusative | коври́гу kovrígu |
коври́ги kovrígi |
| instrumental | коври́гой, коври́гою kovrígoj, kovrígoju |
коври́гами kovrígami |
| prepositional | коври́ге kovríge |
коври́гах kovrígax |
Derived terms
[edit]- коври́жка (kovrížka)
Descendants
[edit]- → Buryat: хүбэриг (xüberig)
References
[edit]- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “коврига”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress