Azeri

Noun

шкаф ‎(definite accusative шкафы, plural шкафлар)

1. closet

Declension

Synonyms

• долаб

Bulgarian

Etymology

Probably from Middle Low German schap (“cupboard, cabinet, coffer”). Compare Danish skab ‎(“cupboard, cabinet”).

Noun

шкаф • ‎(škaf) m

1. cupboard
2. locker, cabinet
3. bookcase, shelves

Inflection

Kazakh

Noun

шкаф • ‎(şkaf)

1. closet

Macedonian

Noun

шкаф • ‎(škaf) m

1. closet
2. locker

Synonyms

• орман ‎(orman)
• плакар ‎(plakar)

Russian

Etymology

Probably from Middle Low German schap and/or Middle Dutch scap (both “cupboard, cabinet, coffer”). The word-final -ф might be due to inference by the Middle High German cognate schaf, which usually meant “barrel, keg”, however. Possibly it is merely a phonetic irregularity.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʂkaf]

Noun

шкаф • ‎(škaf) m inan ‎(genitive шка́фа, nominative plural шкафы́, genitive plural шкафо́в)

1. cupboard
2. wardrobe, closet
3. locker, cabinet
4. bookcase, shelves

Declension

Related terms

• шка́фик ‎(škáfik)
• шкафно́й ‎(škafnój)
• шка́фный ‎(škáfnyj)
• шка́фчик ‎(škáfčik)

Descendants

• Azeri: şkaf / шкаф / شکاف
• Persian: اشکاف ‎(eškâf), اشکاب ‎(eškâb)
• Yup'ik: eskaapaq

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From German Schaff.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃkâf/
• Hyphenation: шкаф

Noun

шка̏ф m ‎(Latin spelling škȁf)

1. (regional) pail

Declension

References

• “шкаф” in Hrvatski jezični portal