дурак
Russian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [dʊˈrak]
Audio (file)
Noun
дура́к • (durák) m anim (genitive дурака́, nominative plural дураки́, genitive plural дурако́в, feminine ду́ра, diminutive дурачо́к or дура́шка)
- fool, simpleton, idiot (stupid person with poor judgment)
- (card games) durak (a simple card game in which the last player holding cards in their hand is the loser)
Declension
Declension of дура́к (anim masc-form velar-stem accent-b)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | дура́к durák | дураки́ durakí |
| genitive | дурака́ duraká | дурако́в durakóv |
| dative | дураку́ durakú | дурака́м durakám |
| accusative | дурака́ duraká | дурако́в durakóv |
| instrumental | дурако́м durakóm | дурака́ми durakámi |
| prepositional | дураке́ duraké | дурака́х durakáx |
Derived terms
- без дурако́в (bez durakóv)
Related terms
- ду́ра (dúra)
- ду́рень (dúrenʹ)
- дура́цкий (duráckij)
- дурёха (durjóxa)
Descendants
- → Ingrian: durakka
- → Latgalian: duraks
- → Latvian: duraks
Ukrainian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [dʊˈrak]
Noun
дура́к • (durák) m pers (genitive дурака́, nominative plural дураки́, genitive plural дуракі́в, feminine ду́ра, diminutive дурачо́к) (colloquial)
- fool, simpleton, idiot (stupid person with poor judgment)
- (card games) durak (a simple card game in which the last player holding cards in their hand is the loser)
Declension
Declension of дура́к (pers velar masc-form accent-b)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | дура́к durák | дураки́ duraký |
| genitive | дурака́ duraká | дуракі́в durakív |
| dative | дурако́ві, дураку́ durakóvi, durakú | дурака́м durakám |
| accusative | дурака́ duraká | дуракі́в durakív |
| instrumental | дурако́м durakóm | дурака́ми durakámy |
| locative | дурако́ві, дураку́ durakóvi, durakú | дурака́х durakáx |
| vocative | дура́че duráče | дураки́ duraký |
Synonyms
- ду́рень (dúrenʹ)
Further reading
- Hrinchenko, Borys, editor (1907–1909), “дура́к”, in Словарь украинского языка [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Russian), Kyiv: Kievskaya starina
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “дурак”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- Rusanivskyi, V. M., editor (2013), “дура́к”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volume 4 (д – жучо́к), Kyiv: Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN