совок

Russian

совок

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [sɐˈvok]

Etymology 1

From сова́ть (sovátʹ, to put; to slip, to give; to poke in) + -о́к (-ók).

Noun

сово́к • (sovók) m inan (genitive совка́, nominative plural совки́, genitive plural совко́в)

  1. scoop, dustpan
Declension
Derived terms
  • совко́вый (sovkóvyj)
Descendants
  • Armenian: սավոկ (savok)

References

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “совок”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress

Etymology 2

From сове́т (sovét) + -о́к (-ók), possibly inspired by the above homonym.

Noun

сово́к • (sovók) m inan or m anim (genitive совка́, nominative plural совки́, genitive plural совко́в)

  1. (inanimate, derogatory) Soviet Union, sovok, sovdep, sovdepia/sovdepiya
  2. (animate, derogatory) person supporting Soviet ideology, morals or habits, sovok
Declension
Synonyms
  • совде́повец (sovdépovec) (a person supporting Soviet values)
  • совде́п (sovdép), совде́пия (sovdépija) (Soviet Union, things associated with the Soviet Union, from "Soviet of [Workers' and Soldiers'] Deputies")
Derived terms

Ukrainian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [sɔˈwɔk]

Etymology 1

From сова́ти (sováty, to put; to slip, to give; to poke in) + -о́к (-ók).

Noun

сово́к • (sovók) m inan (genitive совка́, nominative plural совки́, genitive plural совкі́в, relational adjective совко́вий, diminutive сово́чок)

  1. scoop, dustpan
Declension

References

Etymology 2

Influenced by Russian сово́к (sovók), equivalent to сові́т (sovít) + -о́к (-ók).

Noun

сово́к • (sovók) m inan (genitive совка́, nominative plural совки́, genitive plural совкі́в, relational adjective совко́вий)

  1. (inanimate, derogatory) Soviet Union, sovok, sovdep, sovdepia/sovdepiya
  2. (personal, derogatory) person supporting Soviet ideology, morals or habits, sovok
Declension
inanimate
personal
Derived terms
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