хробак
Ukrainian
Etymology
From dialectal Proto-Slavic *xrobakъ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [xrɔˈbak]
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Noun
хроба́к • (xrobák) m animal (genitive хробака́, nominative plural хробаки́, genitive plural хробакі́в)
- grub (insect larva that lives in the ground)
- worm (tubular invertebrate)
- (figuratively, colloquial) worm (contemptible or devious being)
- (figuratively, dialectal) nipper (young child)
- (figuratively, colloquial) worm (an internal tormentor; something that gnaws or afflicts one’s mind with remorse)
Declension
Declension of хроба́к (animal velar masc-form accent-b)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | хроба́к xrobák | хробаки́ xrobaký |
| genitive | хробака́ xrobaká | хробакі́в xrobakív |
| dative | хробако́ві, хробаку́ xrobakóvi, xrobakú | хробака́м xrobakám |
| accusative | хробака́ xrobaká | хробаки́, хробакі́в xrobaký, xrobakív |
| instrumental | хробако́м xrobakóm | хробака́ми xrobakámy |
| locative | хробако́ві, хробаку́ xrobakóvi, xrobakú | хробака́х xrobakáx |
| vocative | хроба́че xrobáče | хробаки́ xrobaký |
Synonyms
- (worm): черв'я́к m (červʺják), роба́к m (robák)
Hypernyms
- (grub): личи́нка f (lyčýnka)
Further reading
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “хробак”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- A. Rysin, V. Starko, Yu. Marchenko, O. Telemko, et al. (compilers, 2007–2022), “хробак”, in Russian-Ukrainian Dictionaries
- A. Rysin, V. Starko, et al. (compilers, 2011–2020), “хробак”, in English-Ukrainian Dictionaries
- “хробак”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)
- “хробак”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
- “хробак”, in Словник.ua [Slovnik.ua] (in Ukrainian)