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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kovach

/kˈoʊvɑk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.98 in modern English

Syllables
ko-vach
IPA
/kˈoʊvɑk/
18
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname.

Etymology

From Czech and Slovak Kováč, Slovene Kovač, Serbo-Croatian Kòvač, Hungarian Kovács, Bulgarian ковач (kovač) or Polish Kowacz, all from Slavic words meaning "blacksmith", ultimately from Proto-Slavic *kovati (“to forge”). Doublet of Kovac, Kovack, and Kovacs.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: -, Kováč, Kovač, Kòvač, Kovács, ковач

Inflected Forms

Kovaches (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

Kovacevich Kovacevic Kovacic Kovacik Kovacsics

Rhymes With

czechoslovak

Questions

How do you pronounce kovach?
The recorded pronunciation is /kˈoʊvɑk/.
What does kovach mean?
A surname.
Where does kovach come from?
It is traced to Czech.

How to pronounce kovach

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