бук
Bulgarian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [buk]
Etymology 1
Of onomatopoeic nature, cognate with Bulgarian буча (buča, “to stomp, to thunder, to whiz”), фуча (fuča, “to blow, to whizz”), букам (bukam, “to rattle”).
Interjection
бук • (buk)
- bang (loud blunt sound)
- Synonyms: бам (bam), дрън (drǎn)
Etymology 2
From Proto-Slavic *bukъ (“beech”), a Germanic borrowing.
Noun
бук • (buk) m (related adjective бу́ков)
- beech, beech tree (tree of genus Fagus)
Declension
Declension of бук
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | бук buk | бу́кове búkove |
| definite (subject form) | бу́кът búkǎt | бу́ковете búkovete |
| definite (object form) | бу́ка búka | |
| count form | — | бу́ка búka |
Derived terms
- буковина (bukovina, “beech forest”)
Etymology 3
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “from English "book"?”)
Noun
бук • (buk) m
- portfolio (model's photo album)
Declension
Declension of бук
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | бук buk | бу́кове búkove |
| definite (subject form) | бу́кът búkǎt | бу́ковете búkovete |
| definite (object form) | бу́ка búka | |
| count form | — | бу́ка búka |
References
- бук in Rečnik na bǎlgarskija ezik (Institut za bǎlgarski ezik)
- Georgiev V. I., editor (1971), “бук”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1, Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, page 87
Russian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [buk]
Etymology 1
бук
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *buky, borrowed from Proto-West Germanic *bōkijā (“beech”).
Noun
бук • (buk) m inan (genitive бу́ка, nominative plural бу́ки, genitive plural бу́ков)
- beech
Declension
Declension of бук (inan masc-form velar-stem accent-a)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | бу́к búk | бу́ки búki |
| genitive | бу́ка búka | бу́ков búkov |
| dative | бу́ку búku | бу́кам búkam |
| accusative | бу́к búk | бу́ки búki |
| instrumental | бу́ком búkom | бу́ками búkami |
| prepositional | бу́ке búke | бу́ках búkax |
Related terms
- буковый (bukovyj)
Noun
бук • (buk) f anim pl
- genitive/accusative plural of бу́ка (búka)
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
From бу̏ка.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bûːk/
Noun
бу̑к m (Latin spelling bȗk)
- cascade, rapids, cataract
- waterfall
- the sound of a strong water stream
Declension
Declension of бук
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | бу̑к | бу̏кови/бу̑ци |
| genitive | бука | букова/бука |
| dative | буку | буковима/буцима |
| accusative | бук | букове/буке |
| vocative | буче | букови/буци |
| locative | буку | буковима/буцима |
| instrumental | буком | буковима/буцима |
References
- “бук” in Hrvatski jezični portal
Yakut
Etymology
Borrowed from Russian бук (buk).
Noun
бук • (buk)
- beech