вовкъ

Old Ruthenian

во́вкъ

Alternative forms

Etymology

From an earlier во́лкъ. Inherited from Old East Slavic въ́лкъ (vŭ́lkŭ), from Proto-Slavic *vь̑lkъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *wilkás, from Proto-Indo-European *wĺ̥kʷos. Cognate with Russian волк (volk).

Noun

во́вкъ (transliteration needed) m anim (feminine вовчица, related adjective вовчий)

  1. wolf
    • Господар мой Яцко гасло такоє давалъ: якъ вовкъ завиєтъ, люб стрѣлить з ручници…(please add an English translation of this usage example)
  2. wolfskin
    • ѡдны зꙋбрыные, а дрꙋгии лосынии, и медвежыи, и вовки, скꙋри и то невыправные носили(please add an English translation of this usage example)

Descendants

  • Belarusian: воўк (voŭk)
  • Rusyn: вовк (vovk)
  • Ukrainian: вовк (vovk); вівк (vivk) (dialectal)

Further reading

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