кувшин

Russian
кувшин

Etymology

Presumably borrowed from Lithuanian *kaušinas, derived from Lithuanian káušas (“ladle, dipper, big spoon”), itself derived from Lithuanian káuti (“hew, chop out”), from Proto-Balto-Slavic *káuˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European *kowh₂-, from the root *kewh₂-.

Attested since 17th century.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [kʊfˈʂɨn]
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Noun

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

  1. jug, pitcher

Declension
Declension of кувши́н (inan masc-form hard-stem accent-a) 
singular plural
nominative кувши́н
kuvšín		 кувши́ны
kuvšíny
genitive кувши́на
kuvšína		 кувши́нов
kuvšínov
dative кувши́ну
kuvšínu		 кувши́нам
kuvšínam
accusative кувши́н
kuvšín		 кувши́ны
kuvšíny
instrumental кувши́ном
kuvšínom		 кувши́нами
kuvšínami
prepositional кувши́не
kuvšíne		 кувши́нах
kuvšínax
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