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pokrov

покров

pòkrov · /pǒkroʋ/ · masc.

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NOUN
  1. cover; covering; layer
    Snežni pokrov na Kopaoniku dostiže pola metra. — The snow cover on Kopaonik reaches half a metre.
    Krov je dobio nov limeni pokrov. — The roof got a new sheet-metal covering.
  2. shroud; winding sheet
    Telo su umotali u beli pokrov. — They wrapped the body in a white shroud.

Snow cover is usually snežni pokrivač; pokrov is most often met as mrtvački pokrov (shroud) or in pod pokrovom noći / tame (under cover of night / darkness).

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Expressions
  • pod pokrovom noći — under cover of night
    Lopovi su pobegli pod pokrovom noći. — The thieves escaped under cover of night.
Declension, masc.
singularplural
Nom.pokrovpokrovi
Gen.pokrovapokrova
Dat.pokrovupokrovima
Acc.pokrovpokrove
Voc.pokrovupokrovi
Ins.pokrovompokrovima
Loc.pokrovupokrovima
AI Updated 23 October 2026