kovčeg

1. dated suitcase
   Spakovala sam kovčeg za put u Grčku. — I packed my suitcase for the trip to Greece.
   Na aerodromu su mi izgubili kovčeg. — They lost my suitcase at the airport.
2. coffin
   Kovčeg su nosili njegovi najbliži prijatelji. — His closest friends carried the coffin.
3. chest; case
   Na tavanu smo našli stari kovčeg pun pisama. — We found an old chest full of letters in the attic.

The ordinary contemporary word for a suitcase is kofer; kovčeg in that sense sounds dated or literary (often putni kovčeg). On its own, kovčeg today usually suggests a coffin (mrtvački kovčeg) or a chest.