замок

From Proto-Slavic *zamъkъ, deverbal from *zamъknǫti.

• IPA^(key): [zaˈmok]

замо́к • (zamók) m inan (genitive замка́, nominative plural замкі́, genitive plural замко́ў)

1. lock

• “замок” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org

Borrowed from Russian за́мок (zámok).

• IPA^(key): /ˈzɑmok/
• Rhymes: -ɑmok
• Hyphenation: за‧мок

замок • (zamok)

1. castle

Probably from Russian замо́к (zamók).

• IPA^(key): /zɑˈmok/
• Rhymes: -ok
• Hyphenation: за‧мок

замок • (zamok)

1. lock

   Synonyms: кӧгӧн (kögön), сура (sura)

2. (technical) bolt, lock
3. zipper

• J. Bradley et al. (2023) “замок”, in The Mari Web Project: Mari-English Dictionary, University of Vienna

• IPA^(key): [ˈzamɔk]

замок • (zamok) m (plural замоци)

1. castle

Borrowed from Polish zamek, which is a calque via Czech zámek of Middle High German sloz (“lock, keep”), which, in turn, is a calque of Latin clūsa (“lock, fort, fortification”). Attested from the 17th century. Related to замыкать (zamykatʹ) (замкну́ть (zamknútʹ)). But note also Old Novgorodian ꙁамъке (zamŭke, “lock”).

• за́мокъ (zámok) — Pre-reform orthography (1918)

• IPA^(key): [ˈzamək]

за́мок • (zámok) m inan (genitive за́мка, nominative plural за́мки, genitive plural за́мков, relational adjective за́мковый)

1. castle

• → Yakut: замок (zamok)

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *zamъkъ, deverbal from *zamъknǫti (whence Russian замкну́ть (zamknútʹ)). Doublet of за́мок (zámok), a borrowing from Polish.

• замо́къ (zamók) — Pre-reform orthography (1918)

• IPA^(key): [zɐˈmok]

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замо́к • (zamók) m inan (genitive замка́, nominative plural замки́, genitive plural замко́в, relational adjective замо́чный or замко́вый, diminutive замо́чек)

1. lock (fastener that opens with a key, or part of a firearm)

   америка́нский замо́к ― amerikánskij zamók ― springlock

   англи́йский замо́к ― anglíjskij zamók ― patent lock

   фити́льный замо́к ― fitílʹnyj zamók ― matchlock

   запира́ть воро́та на замо́к ― zapirátʹ voróta na zamók ― to lock the gate

   на замке́ ― na zamké ― under lock and key

   под замко́м ― pod zamkóm ― under lock and key

2. (architecture) keystone
3. (jewelry) clasp, fastener

• → Yakut: сомуок (somuok, “lock”)

• ключ m (ključ)

• замо́къ (zamók) — Pre-reform orthography (1918)

• IPA^(key): [zɐˈmok]

замо́к • (zamók)

1. short masculine singular past indicative perfective of замо́кнуть (zamóknutʹ)

Borrowed from Polish zamek (“castle”).

• IPA^(key): [ˈzamɔk]

за́мок • (zámok) m inan (genitive за́мку, nominative plural за́мки, genitive plural за́мків)

1. castle

From Proto-Slavic *zamъkъ, deverbal from *zamъknǫti.

• IPA^(key): [zɐˈmɔk]

замо́к • (zamók) m inan (genitive замка́, nominative plural замки́, genitive plural замкі́в)

1. lock

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “замок”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2010–2025), “замок”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 1–15 (а – п'ять), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka; Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN

Borrowed from Russian замок (zamok). Doublet of сомуок (somuok).

замок • (zamok)

1. (military) castle

   былыргы замок ― bılırgı zamok ― an ancient castle

• заамок (zaamok)