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kovac

/ˈkoʊvæk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.41 in modern English

Syllables
ko-vac
IPA
/ˈkoʊvæk/
14
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Czech, Slovak, Slovene, or Serbo-Croatian.

Etymology

From Czech and Slovak Kováč, Slovene Kovač, or Serbo-Croatian Kòvač, all meaning "blacksmith". Doublet of Kovack and Kovach.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: -, Kováč, Kovač, Kòvač

Inflected Forms

Kovacs (plural)

Phrases

Kovac's reagent

Frequently Paired Words

Kovacevich Kovacevic Kovacic Kovacik

Questions

How do you pronounce kovac?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkoʊvæk/.
What does kovac mean?
A surname from Czech, Slovak, Slovene, or Serbo-Croatian.
Where does kovac come from?
It is traced to Czech.

How to pronounce kovac

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