вовк
Pannonian Rusyn
Etymology
Borrowed from Old Ruthenian вовкъ (vovk). Compare Carpathian Rusyn вовк (vovk).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈvɔwk]
- Rhymes: -ɔwk
- Hyphenation: вовк
Noun
вовк (vovk) m anim (related adjective вовков)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | вовк (vovk) | вовки (vovki) |
| genitive | вовка (vovka) | вовкох (vovkox) |
| dative | вовкови (vovkovi) | вовком (vovkom) |
| accusative | вовка (vovka) | вовки (vovki) |
| instrumental | вовком (vovkom) | вовками (vovkami) |
| locative | вовкови (vovkovi) | вовкох (vovkox) |
| vocative | вовку (vovku) | вовки (vovki) |
References
- Medʹeši, H., Fejsa, M., Timko-Djitko, O. (2010) “вовк”, in Ramač, Ju., editor, Руско-сербски словнїк [Rusyn-Serbian Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy
Ukrainian
Etymology
From Middle Ukrainian вълкъ (vlk), from Old East Slavic вълкъ (vŭlkŭ), from Proto-Slavic *vьlkъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *wilkás, from Proto-Indo-European *wĺ̥kʷos.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [wɔu̯k]
Audio; [vov̊k]: (file)
Noun
вовк • (vovk) m animal (genitive во́вка, nominative plural вовки́, genitive plural вовкі́в, female equivalent вовчи́ця or вовчи́ха, relational adjective во́вчий, diminutive во́вчик, augmentative вовчи́ще)
- wolf
- Synonym: (dialectal) вівк (vivk)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | вовк vovk |
вовки́ vovký |
| genitive | во́вка vóvka |
вовкі́в vovkív |
| dative | во́вкові, во́вку vóvkovi, vóvku |
вовка́м vovkám |
| accusative | во́вка vóvka |
вовки́, вовкі́в vovký, vovkív |
| instrumental | во́вком vóvkom |
вовка́ми vovkámy |
| locative | во́вкові, во́вку vóvkovi, vóvku |
вовка́х vovkáx |
| vocative | во́вче vóvče |
вовки́ vovký |
Derived terms
- вовк рудий m (vovk rudyj, “red wolf”)
- вовкулака m (vovkulaka, “werewolf”)
- про во́вка промо́вка (pro vóvka promóvka, “speak of the devil”) (literally "speak of the wolf")
References
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “вовк”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka