толока
Ukrainian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [tɔˈɫɔkɐ]
Etymology 1
inherited from Proto-Slavic *telkti.
Cognate with Russian толо́ка (tolóka), which also exists in southern and Siberian Russian dialects.
Noun
толо́ка • (tolóka) f inan (genitive толо́ки, nominative plural толо́ки, genitive plural толо́к)
- a fallow field used for grazing livestock
- (dialectal) an unused land where village youth would hang out
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | толо́ка tolóka |
толо́ки tolóky |
| genitive | толо́ки tolóky |
толо́к tolók |
| dative | толо́ці tolóci |
толо́кам tolókam |
| accusative | толо́ку tolóku |
толо́ки tolóky |
| instrumental | толо́кою tolókoju |
толо́ками tolókamy |
| locative | толо́ці tolóci |
толо́ках tolókax |
| vocative | толо́ко tolóko |
толо́ки tolóky |
Related terms
- товкти́ (tovktý)
Etymology 2
inherited from Proto-Slavic *tolka.
Cognate with Russian толо́ка (tolóka), which also exists in southern Russian dialects.
Noun
толо́ка • (tolóka) f inan (genitive толо́ки, nominative plural толо́ки, genitive plural толо́к)
- A collective effort to quickly clean up a place by members of a community.
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | толо́ка tolóka |
толо́ки tolóky |
| genitive | толо́ки tolóky |
толо́к tolók |
| dative | толо́ці tolóci |
толо́кам tolókam |
| accusative | толо́ку tolóku |
толо́ки tolóky |
| instrumental | толо́кою tolókoju |
толо́ками tolókamy |
| locative | толо́ці tolóci |
толо́ках tolókax |
| vocative | толо́ко tolóko |
толо́ки tolóky |
See also
- gotong-royong, a similar concept in Malay culture.