kopek

== English == === Alternative forms === copeck, kopeck kopeika, kopejka, kopeyka === Etymology === Borrowed from Russian копе́йка (kopéjka), from копьё (kopʹjó, “spear”) (from the image of a rider with a spear on the coins minted by Moscow after the capture of Novgorod in 1478). Doublet of kopeika, kopiyka, and kapeek. === Pronunciation === === Noun === kopek (plural kopeks) A Russian monetary unit equal to one hundredth of a ruble. A kopiyka: a Ukrainian monetary unit equal to one hundredth of a hryvnia. A kapiejka: a Belarusian monetary unit equal to one hundredth of a ruble (rubel). ==== Usage notes ==== Kopek is the favored spelling used by The Moscow Times, whereas some English dictionaries prefer kopeck. ==== Translations ==== === See also === kopiyka == Czech == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈkopɛk] === Noun === kopek f genitive plural of kopka == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Russian копе́йка (kopéjka). === Noun === kopek m (plural kopeks) kopek === Further reading === “kopek”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025