грак
Bulgarian
Etymology
Onomatopoeic, from Proto-Slavic *grakъ. Compare Latin grāculus (“jackdaw”) (whence English grackle).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ɡrak]
Audio: (file)
Noun
грак • (grak) m
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | грак grak |
гра́кове grákove |
| definite (subject form) |
гра́кът grákǎt |
гра́ковете grákovete |
| definite (object form) |
гра́ка gráka | |
| count form | — | гра́ка gráka |
Alternative forms
- гра́ка f (gráka) — dialectal
Derived terms
- гра-гра (gra-gra, “kra-kra”)
- гра́ча (gráča, “to croak”)
References
- “грак”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “грак”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
Ukrainian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ɦrak]
Audio: (file)
Noun
грак • (hrak) m animal (genitive грака́, nominative plural граки́, genitive plural гракі́в)
- (ornithology) rook (a bird of the family Corvidae)
- Synonym: га́йворон m (hájvoron)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | грак hrak |
граки́ hraký |
| genitive | грака́ hraká |
гракі́в hrakív |
| dative | грако́ві, граку́ hrakóvi, hrakú |
грака́м hrakám |
| accusative | грака́ hraká |
граки́, гракі́в hraký, hrakív |
| instrumental | грако́м hrakóm |
грака́ми hrakámy |
| locative | грако́ві, граку́ hrakóvi, hrakú |
грака́х hrakáx |
| vocative | гра́че hráče |
граки́ hraký |
Further reading
- “грак”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
- “грак”, in Словник.ua [Slovnyk.ua] (in Ukrainian)
- “грак”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “грак”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka