друшляк

Ukrainian

Etymology

Borrowed from Polish druszlak (a dialectal metathesis of durszlak), from German Durchschlag.[1] Compare Russian дуршла́г (duršlág).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [drʊʃˈlʲak]
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Noun

друшля́к • (drušljákm inan (genitive друшляка́, nominative plural друшляки́, genitive plural друшлякі́в)

  1. colander, strainer (bowl-shaped kitchen utensil with holes in it used for draining food such as pasta)

Declension

Declension of друшля́к
(inan velar masc-form accent-b)
singular plural
nominative друшля́к
drušlják
друшляки́
drušljaký
genitive друшляка́
drušljaká
друшлякі́в
drušljakív
dative друшляко́ві, друшляку́
drušljakóvi, drušljakú
друшляка́м
drušljakám
accusative друшля́к
drušlják
друшляки́
drušljaký
instrumental друшляко́м
drušljakóm
друшляка́ми
drušljakámy
locative друшляку́
drušljakú
друшляка́х
drušljakáx
vocative друшляку́
drušljakú
друшляки́
drušljaký

References

  1. ^ Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1985), “друшляк”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), volume 2 (Д – Копці), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, page 136

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