скука

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *skuka. Cognate with Serbo-Croatian ску́чити, ску̑чи̑м (“to press, put in a predicament”), Slovene skúčati (“to whine, to squeal”), Czech skučet, skoukat (“to howl, to whine”), Slovak skučаť (“to whine, squeal, whistle”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈskukə]
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Noun

ску́ка • (skúka) f inan (genitive ску́ки, uncountable)

  1. boredom, ennui (state of being bored)

Declension
Declension of ску́ка (inan sg-only fem-form velar-stem accent-a) 
singular
nominative ску́ка
skúka
genitive ску́ки
skúki
dative ску́ке
skúke
accusative ску́ку
skúku
instrumental ску́кой, ску́кою
skúkoj, skúkoju
prepositional ску́ке
skúke
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