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 • (levák) m (feminine лева́чка, relational adjective лева́шки)
- left-hander
- Coordinate term: десня́к (desnják)
- (figurative) clumsy and unwieldy person
Declension
| 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 |
Related terms
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
- влека (vleka)
Macedonian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lěvakъ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈlɛvak]
Noun
левак • (levak) m
Declension
| 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 • (levák) m anim (genitive левака́, nominative plural леваки́, genitive plural левако́в)
Declension
Declension of лева́к (anim masc-form velar-stem accent-b)
Related terms
- левацкий (levackij)
- ле́вый (lévyj)
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)
Declension
| 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)
Declension
| 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 |