koberec

Czech

Etymology

Possibly of Turkic origin. Cognates include Polish kobierzec, Russian ковёр (kovjór), and archaic Bulgarian губер (guber).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkobɛrɛt͡s]

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Noun

koberec m inan (related adjective kobercový, diminutive kobereček or koberčík)

1. rug, carpet

Declension

Declension of koberec (soft masculine inanimate reducible)

	singular	plural
nominative	koberec	koberce
genitive	koberce	koberců
dative	koberci	kobercům
accusative	koberec	koberce
vocative	koberci	koberce
locative	koberci	kobercích
instrumental	kobercem	koberci

References

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

Further reading

• “koberec”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “koberec”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

Slovak

Etymology

Possibly from Old Norse kǫgurr (“quilt”), according to Jooseppi Julius Mikkola, quoted also by Vasmer; cognates derived from kǫgurr include Russian ковёр (kovjór), and archaic Bulgarian губер (guber). A Turkic origin has also been theorised.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkɔberet͡s]

Noun

koberec m inan (related adjective kobercový, diminutive koberček)

1. rug, carpet

Declension

Declension of koberec (pattern stroj)

	singular	plural
nominative	koberec	koberce
genitive	koberca	kobercov
dative	kobercu	kobercom
accusative	koberec	koberce
locative	koberci	kobercoch
instrumental	kobercom	kobercami

References

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

Further reading

• “koberec”, 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