злак
Russian
Etymology
Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic злакъ (zlakŭ), from Proto-Slavic *zolkъ. The hypothetical East Slavic inherited form *золокъ (*zolokŭ) is unattested.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [zɫak]
Noun
злак • (zlak) m inan (genitive зла́ка, nominative plural зла́ки, genitive plural зла́ков)
- (botany) herb, grass, cereal, graminoid (type of grass)
Declension
Declension of злак (inan masc-form velar-stem accent-a)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | зла́к zlák | зла́ки zláki |
| genitive | зла́ка zláka | зла́ков zlákov |
| dative | зла́ку zláku | зла́кам zlákam |
| accusative | зла́к zlák | зла́ки zláki |
| instrumental | зла́ком zlákom | зла́ками zlákami |
| prepositional | зла́ке zláke | зла́ках zlákax |
Derived terms
- злаковый (zlakovyj)
- злачный (zlačnyj)
References
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “злак”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), transl. and suppl. by Oleg Trubachyov, Moscow: Progress