покров

Russian

Etymology

Ultimately deverbal of покры́ть (pokrýtʹ); compare кров (krov).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [pɐˈkrof]
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Noun

покро́в • (pokróv) m inan (genitive покро́ва, nominative plural покро́вы, genitive plural покрово́в)

  1. cover, covering
    под покро́вом но́чи ― pod pokróvom nóči ― at night (literally, “under cover of night”)
    под покро́вом та́йны ― pod pokróvom tájny ― secretly (literally, “under cover of secrecy”)
    волосяно́й покро́в ― volosjanój pokróv ― hair covering, pelage
  2. hearse cloth

Declension
Declension of покро́в (inan masc-form hard-stem accent-e) 
singular plural
nominative покро́в
pokróv		 покро́вы
pokróvy
genitive покро́ва
pokróva		 покрово́в
pokrovóv
dative покро́ву
pokróvu		 покрова́м
pokrovám
accusative покро́в
pokróv		 покро́вы
pokróvy
instrumental покро́вом
pokróvom		 покрова́ми
pokrovámi
prepositional покро́ве
pokróve		 покрова́х
pokrováx

Derived terms
  • покро́вный (pokróvnyj)

References
  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “покров”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), translated from German and supplemented by Trubačóv O. N., Moscow: Progress
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