pokrov
покровpòkrov · /pǒkroʋ/ · masc.
NOUN
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cover; covering; layerSnežni 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.
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shroud; winding sheetTelo 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).
Expressions
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pod pokrovom noći — under cover of nightLopovi su pobegli pod pokrovom noći. — The thieves escaped under cover of night.
Declension, masc.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | pokrov | pokrovi |
| Gen. | pokrova | pokrova |
| Dat. | pokrovu | pokrovima |
| Acc. | pokrov | pokrove |
| Voc. | pokrovu | pokrovi |
| Ins. | pokrovom | pokrovima |
| Loc. | pokrovu | pokrovima |
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Updated 23 October 2026