кувшин

Russian

кувшин

Alternative forms

  • кукши́н (kukšín) dialectal

Etymology

From late Old East Slavic кувшинъ (kuvšinŭ), кушинъ (kušinŭ), interpreted as Lithuanian *kaušinas derived from Lithuanian káušas (ladle, dipper, big spoon) whence also ковш (kovš), formed from káuti (hew, chop out), from Proto-Balto-Slavic *káuˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European *kowh₂-, from the root *kewh₂-.

Cognate with Belarusian каўшы́н (kaŭšýn), куўшы́н (kuŭšýn), кушы́н (kušýn), кукшы́н (kukšýn), Ukrainian куші́н (kušín), куши́н (kušýn).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kʊfˈʂɨn]
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  • Rhymes: -ɨn

Noun

кувши́н (kuvšín) m inan (genitive кувши́на, nominative plural кувши́ны, genitive plural кувши́нов)

  1. jug, pitcher

Declension

Descendants

  • Tatar: кувшин (quwşin), кукшин (qukşin), купшин (qupşin)

References

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