kov

See also: kov., kóv, and köv.

Translingual

Symbol

kov

1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Kudu-Camo.

See also

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Kudu-Camo terms

Cornish

Etymology

From Middle Cornish cof, from Proto-Brythonic *koβ̃n, from Proto-Celtic *komen-, from *kom- + the root of *manyetor (“to think”). Cognate with Breton koun and Welsh cof.

Noun

kov m (plural kovyow)

1. memory, recollection

Derived terms

• ankevi (“forget”, verb)

Mutation

Mutation of kov

radical	soft	aspirate	hard	mixed
kov	gov	hov	unchanged	unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Cornish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

• “kov” in Cornish Dictionary / Gerlyver Kernewek, Akademi Kernewek.

Czech

Etymology

From the verb kout (“to forge”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkof]

• Audio:

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Noun

kov m inan

1. metal
2. (heraldry) metal

Declension

Declension of kov (hard masculine inanimate)

	singular	plural
nominative	kov	kovy
genitive	kovu	kovů
dative	kovu	kovům
accusative	kov	kovy
vocative	kove	kovy
locative	kovu	kovech
instrumental	kovem	kovy

Related terms

• kovat
• kovář
• kovový
• ukovat

Further reading

• “kov”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “kov”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “kov”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2026

Slovak

Etymology

From kovať (“to forge, to hammer”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔv/, [ˈkɔu̯]
• Rhymes: -ɔv

Noun

kov m inan (genitive singular kovu, nominative plural kovy, genitive plural kovov, declension pattern of dub)

1. metal

Declension

Declension of kov
(pattern dub)

	singular	plural
nominative	kov	kovy
genitive	kovu	kovov
dative	kovu	kovom
accusative	kov	kovy
locative	kove	kovoch
instrumental	kovom	kovmi

Related terms

• kováč
• kovovo
• kovový
• kuť

Further reading

• “kov”, 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, 2003–2026

Turkish

Verb

kov

1. second-person singular imperative of kovmak

Volapük

Noun

kov (genitive kova, plural kovs)

1. cover (of a book), envelope

Declension

Declension of kov

	Singular	Plural
Nominative	kov	kovs
Genitive	kova	kovas
Dative	kove	koves
Accusative	kovi	kovis
Predicative1	kovu	kovus
Vocative	o kov	o kovs

1. Introduced in Volapük Nulik.