фокус

Bulgarian

Etymology 1

Scientific term from Latin focus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈfɔkos]

Noun

фо́кус • (fókusm (relational adjective фо́кусен)

  1. (optics, trigonometry) focus
Declension
Declension of фо́кус
singular plural
indefinite фо́кус
fókus
фо́куси
fókusi
definite
(subject form)
фо́кусът
fókusǎt
фо́кусите
fókusite
definite
(object form)
фо́куса
fókusa
count form фо́куса
fókusa
Derived terms
  • фокуси́рам (fokusíram, to focalize)

References

  • фокус¹”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • фокус¹”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Etymology 2

From a popular "spell" фо́кус-мо́кус (fókus-mókus, hocus-pocus) that illusionists say before performing the final surprise of their trick routine.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈfɔkos]

Noun

фо́кус • (fókusm (relational adjective фо́кусен)

  1. magical trick, illusion
    Synonyms: вълше́бство (vǎlšébstvo), илю́зия (iljúzija), трик (trik)
Declension
Declension of фо́кус
singular plural
indefinite фо́кус
fókus
фо́куси
fókusi
definite
(subject form)
фо́кусът
fókusǎt
фо́кусите
fókusite
definite
(object form)
фо́куса
fókusa
count form фо́куса
fókusa
Derived terms
  • фо́кусник m (fókusnik), фо́кусница f (fókusnica, magician, illusionist)

References

  • фокус²”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • фокус²”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Macedonian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈfɔkus]

Noun

фокус • (fokusm (relational adjective фокален)

  1. focus

Declension

Declension of фокус
singular plural
indefinite фокус (fokus) фокуси (fokusi)
definite unspecified фокусот (fokusot) фокусите (fokusite)
definite proximal фокусов (fokusov) фокусиве (fokusive)
definite distal фокусон (fokuson) фокусине (fokusine)
vocative фокусу (fokusu) фокуси (fokusi)
count form фокуса (fokusa)

Russian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈfokʊs]
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

фо́кус • (fókusm inan (genitive фо́куса, nominative plural фо́кусы, genitive plural фо́кусов)

  1. hocus-pocus, trick, sleight of hand
  2. freak, whim
  3. focus (in optics)

Declension

Synonyms

  • фо́кусник (fókusnik), фокусиро́вка (fokusiróvka), фокуси́рование (fokusírovanije)
  • фо́кусный (fókusnyj), фокальный (fokalʹnyj), сфокусированный (sfokusirovannyj), расфокусированный (rasfokusirovannyj)
  • фо́кусничать (fókusničatʹ), фокусировать (fokusirovatʹ), фокусироваться (fokusirovatʹsja), сфокусировать (sfokusirovatʹ), сфокусироваться (sfokusirovatʹsja)
  • фокально (fokalʹno)

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fǒːkus/
  • Hyphenation: фо‧кус

Noun

фо́кус m inan (Latin spelling fókus)

  1. focus

Declension

Declension of фокус
singular plural
nominative фокус фокуси
genitive фокуса фокуса
dative фокусу фокусима
accusative фокус фокусе
vocative фокусе фокуси
locative фокусу фокусима
instrumental фокусом фокусима

Ukrainian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈfɔkʊs]
  • Audio:(file)

Etymology 1

Borrowed from German Fokus, from Latin focus.[1]

Noun

фо́кус • (fókusm inan (genitive фо́куса, nominative plural фо́куси, genitive plural фо́кусів, relational adjective фо́кусний or фока́льний)

  1. (optics) focus, focal point
  2. (photography, cinematography) focus
  3. (geometry) focus
  4. (seismology) focus
    Synonym: гіпоце́нтр m (hipocéntr)
  5. (figuratively) focus, focal point (centre of activity; something to which activity, attention or interest is primarily directed)
Declension
Declension of фо́кус
(inan hard masc-form accent-a)
singular plural
nominative фо́кус
fókus
фо́куси
fókusy
genitive фо́куса
fókusa
фо́кусів
fókusiv
dative фо́кусові, фо́кусу
fókusovi, fókusu
фо́кусам
fókusam
accusative фо́кус
fókus
фо́куси
fókusy
instrumental фо́кусом
fókusom
фо́кусами
fókusamy
locative фо́кусі
fókusi
фо́кусах
fókusax
vocative фо́кусе
fókuse
фо́куси
fókusy
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Borrowed from German Hokuspokus.[2]

Noun

фо́кус • (fókusm inan (genitive фо́куса, nominative plural фо́куси, genitive plural фо́кусів, relational adjective фо́кусний)

  1. magic trick, trick, hocus-pocus, sleight, sleight of hand
Declension
Declension of фо́кус
(inan hard masc-form accent-a)
singular plural
nominative фо́кус
fókus
фо́куси
fókusy
genitive фо́куса
fókusa
фо́кусів
fókusiv
dative фо́кусові, фо́кусу
fókusovi, fókusu
фо́кусам
fókusam
accusative фо́кус
fókus
фо́куси
fókusy
instrumental фо́кусом
fókusom
фо́кусами
fókusamy
locative фо́кусі
fókusi
фо́кусах
fókusax
vocative фо́кусе
fókuse
фо́куси
fókusy
Derived terms
  • фо́кусник m (fókusnyk), фо́кусниця f (fókusnycja)
  • фо́кусництво n (fókusnyctvo)

References

  1. ^ Melnychuk, O. S., editor (2012), “фокус¹”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), volume 6 (У – Я), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, →ISBN, page 115
  2. ^ Melnychuk, O. S., editor (2012), “фокус²”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), volume 6 (У – Я), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, →ISBN, page 115

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