Kováč

See also: kováč, kovač, Kovač, and Kovac

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkovaːt͡ʃ]

Proper noun

Kováč m anim (female equivalent Kováčová)

1. a male surname

Declension

Declension of Kováč (soft masculine animate)

	singular	plural
nominative	Kováč	Kováčové
genitive	Kováče	Kováčů
dative	Kováčovi	Kováčům
accusative	Kováče	Kováče
vocative	Kováči	Kováčové
locative	Kováčovi	Kováčích
instrumental	Kováčem	Kováči

Further reading

• “Kováč”, in Příjmení.cz (in Czech)

Slovak

Etymology

From kováč. Common Slavic surname of Slovene, Czech, Slovak, and Serbo-Croatian origin, all from Proto-Slavic *kovačь (“smith”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkɔvaːt͡ʃ]
• Homophone: kováč

Proper noun

Kováč m pers (female equivalent Kováčová)

1. a male surname originating as an occupation

Declension

Declension of Kováč (pattern chlap)

	singular	plural 1	plural 2
nominative	Kováč	Kováčovia	Kováčovci
genitive	Kováča	Kováčov	Kováčovcov
dative	Kováčovi	Kováčom	Kováčovcom
accusative	Kováča	Kováčov	Kováčovcov
locative	Kováčovi	Kováčoch	Kováčovcoch
instrumental	Kováčom	Kováčmi	Kováčovcami

Further reading

• “Kováč”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2024