вовк
Ukrainian
Etymology
From Old Ukrainian вълкъ (vlk), from Old East Slavic вълкъ (vŭlkŭ), from Proto-Slavic *vьlkъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *wilkás, from Proto-Indo-European *wĺ̥kʷos.
Pronunciation
Audio (file) - IPA(key): [wɔu̯k]
Noun
вовк • (vovk) m animal (genitive во́вка, nominative plural вовки́, genitive plural вовкі́в, feminine вовчи́ця or вовчи́ха, related adjective во́вчий, diminutive во́вчик)
- wolf
- Synonym: (dialectal) вівк (vivk)
Declension
Declension of вовк (animal velar masc-form accent-c)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | вовк vovk |
вовки́ vovký |
| genitive | во́вка vóvka |
вовкі́в vovkív |
| dative | во́вкові, во́вку vóvkovi, vóvku |
вовка́м vovkám |
| accusative | во́вка vóvka |
вовки́, вовкі́в vovký, vovkív |
| instrumental | во́вком vóvkom |
вовка́ми vovkámy |
| locative | во́вкові, во́вку vóvkovi, vóvku |
вовка́х vovkáx |
| vocative | во́вче vóvče |
вовки́ vovký |
Derived terms
- вовк рудий m (vovk rudyj, “red wolf”)
- вовкулака m (vovkulaka, “werwolf”)
References
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “вовк”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
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