жук

Belarusian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *žukъ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʐuk]
  • (file)

Noun

жук • (žuk) m animal (genitive жука́, nominative plural жукі́, genitive plural жуко́ў)

  1. beetle

Declension

References

  • жук” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org

Russian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *žukъ. Likely related to жужжа́ть (žužžátʹ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʐuk]
  • (file)

Noun

жук • (žuk) m anim (genitive жука́, nominative plural жуки́, genitive plural жуко́в, feminine жучи́ха, relational adjective жу́чий or жучи́ный, diminutive жучо́к, augmentative жучи́ще or жуча́ра, pejorative жучи́шка)

  1. beetle
  2. (colloquial) rogue, crook

Declension

See also

Ukrainian

Alternative forms

  • джук (džuk)

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *žukъ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʒuk]
  • (file)

Noun

жук • (žuk) m animal (genitive жука́, nominative plural жуки́, genitive plural жукі́в, feminine жучи́ха, diminutive жучо́к)

  1. beetle

Declension

Descendants

  • Yiddish: דזשוכע (dzhukhe)
    • Hebrew: ג׳וּק (juk)

Noun

жук • (žuk) m pers (genitive жука́, nominative plural жуки́, genitive plural жукі́в)

  1. (colloquial) rogue, crook

Declension

References

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