левак

See also: љевак

Bulgarian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lěvakъ. By surface analysis, ляв (ljav, left) +‎ -ак (-ak).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [lɛˈvak]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ak

Noun

лева́к • (levákm (feminine лева́чка, relational adjective лева́шки)

  1. left-hander
    Coordinate term: десня́к (desnják)
  2. (figurative) clumsy and unwieldy person

Declension

Declension of лева́к
singular plural
indefinite лева́к
levák
лева́ци
leváci
definite
(subject form)
лева́кът
levákǎt
лева́ците
levácite
definite
(object form)
лева́ка
leváka
vocative form лева́ко
leváko
лева́ци
leváci

References

  • левак”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • левак”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Anagrams

Macedonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lěvakъ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈlɛvak]

Noun

левак • (levakm

  1. left-handed person

Declension

Declension of левак
singular plural
indefinite левак (levak) леваци (levaci)
definite unspecified левакот (levakot) леваците (levacite)
definite proximal леваков (levakov) левациве (levacive)
definite distal левакон (levakon) левацине (levacine)
vocative леваку (levaku) леваци (levaci)
count form левака (levaka)

Russian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [lʲɪˈvak]

Noun

лева́к • (levákm anim (genitive левака́, nominative plural леваки́, genitive plural левако́в)

  1. (politics, derogatory) ultraleftist
  2. illicit dealer, moonshiner
  3. moonshiner driver, gypsy cab

Declension

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lěvakъ.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lěʋaːk/
  • Hyphenation: ле‧вак

Noun

лѐва̄к m anim (Latin spelling lèvāk)

  1. left-hander
Declension
Declension of левак
singular plural
nominative лѐва̄к лева́ци
genitive лева́ка левака
dative леваку левацима
accusative левака леваке
vocative лѐва̄че леваци
locative леваку левацима
instrumental леваком левацима

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lěːʋak/
  • Hyphenation: ле‧вак

Noun

ле́вак m inan (Latin spelling lévak)

  1. funnel
Declension
Declension of левак
singular plural
nominative ле́вак ле́вци / ле̏вкови
genitive ле́вка ле́ва̄ка̄/ ле̏вко̄ва̄
dative левку левцима / левковима
accusative левак левке /левкове
vocative ле́вче ле́вци / ле̏вкови
locative левку левцима / левковима
instrumental левком левцима / левковима