kofer

Lower Sorbian

Etymology

Borrowed from German Koffer, from French coffre, from Old French cofre, from Latin cophinus (“basket”), from Ancient Greek κόφινος (kóphinos, “basket”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkɔfɛr/

Noun

kofer m (genitive kofra or kofera, diminutive koferk)

  1. suitcase

Declension

With syncope of e:

Declension of kofer
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative kofer kofra kofry
Genitive kofra kofrowu kofrow
Dative kofroju kofroma kofram
Accusative kofer kofra kofry
Instrumental kofrom kofroma koframi
Locative kofrje kofroma kofrach

Without syncope of e:

Declension of kofer
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative kofer kofera kofery
Genitive kofera koferowu koferow
Dative koferoju koferoma koferam
Accusative kofer kofera kofery
Instrumental koferom koferoma koferami
Locative koferje koferoma koferach

Derived terms
  • koferowy, kofrowy

Further reading
  • Starosta, Manfred (1999), “kofer”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from German Koffer.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kǒfer/
  • Hyphenation: ko‧fer

Noun

kòfer m (Cyrillic spelling ко̀фер)

  1. suitcase

Declension
Declension of kofer
singular plural
nominative kòfer koferi
genitive kofera kȍfērā
dative koferu koferima
accusative kofer kofere
vocative koferu koferi
locative koferu koferima
instrumental koferom koferima
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