слабак
Bulgarian
Etymology
слаб (slab, “weak, thin”) + -ак (-ak)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [sɫɐˈbak]
Noun
слаба́к • (slabák) m (feminine слаба́чка)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | слаба́к slabák |
слаба́ци slabáci |
| definite (subject form) |
слаба́кът slabákǎt |
слаба́ците slabácite |
| definite (object form) |
слаба́ка slabáka | |
| vocative form | слаба́ко slabáko |
слаба́ци slabáci |
References
- “слабак”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “слабак”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
Macedonian
Etymology
слаб (slab, “weak, thin”) + -ак (-ak)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈsɫabak]
- Hyphenation: сла‧бак
Noun
слабак • (slabak) m (plural слабаци, feminine слабачка)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | слабак (slabak) | слабаци (slabaci) |
| definite unspecified | слабакот (slabakot) | слабаците (slabacite) |
| definite proximal | слабаков (slabakov) | слабациве (slabacive) |
| definite distal | слабакон (slabakon) | слабацине (slabacine) |
| vocative | слабаку (slabaku) | слабаци (slabaci) |
| count form | — | слабака (slabaka) |
References
- “слабак” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) [Digital dictionary of the Macedonian language] − drmj.eu
Russian
Etymology
сла́бый (slábyj) + -а́к (-ák)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [sɫɐˈbak]
Noun
слаба́к • (slabák) m anim (genitive слабака́, nominative plural слабаки́, genitive plural слабако́в, feminine слаба́чка)
- (colloquial, derogatory) weakling
- (figurative, colloquial, derogatory) wimp, coward
Declension
Declension of слаба́к (anim masc-form velar-stem accent-b)
Related terms
- сла́бый (slábyj), сла́бо (slábo), сла́бость (slábostʹ)
- слабе́ть impf (slabétʹ), ослабе́ть pf (oslabétʹ)
- слабина́ (slabiná)
- сла́бить (slábitʹ), слаби́тельный (slabítelʹnyj)
Ukrainian
Etymology
From слаб(и́й) (slab(ýj)) + -а́к (-ák).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [sɫɐˈbak]
Audio: (file)
Noun
слаба́к • (slabák) m pers (genitive слабака́, nominative plural слабаки́, genitive plural слабакі́в, diminutive слабачо́к) (colloquial)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | слаба́к slabák |
слабаки́ slabaký |
| genitive | слабака́ slabaká |
слабакі́в slabakív |
| dative | слабако́ві, слабаку́ slabakóvi, slabakú |
слабака́м slabakám |
| accusative | слабака́ slabaká |
слабакі́в slabakív |
| instrumental | слабако́м slabakóm |
слабака́ми slabakámy |
| locative | слабако́ві, слабаку́ slabakóvi, slabakú |
слабака́х slabakáx |
| vocative | слабаку́ slabakú |
слабаки́ slabaký |
References
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1978), “слабак”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), volume 9 (С), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, page 340
- “слабак”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)
Further reading
- A. Rysin, V. Starko, Yu. Marchenko, O. Telemko, et al. (compilers, 2007–2022), “слабак”, in Russian-Ukrainian Dictionaries
- A. Rysin, V. Starko, et al. (compilers, 2011–2020), “слабак”, in English–Ukrainian Dictionaries
- “слабак”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
- “слабак”, in Словник.ua [Slovnyk.ua] (in Ukrainian)