щꙋка
Old Ruthenian
щу́ка
Etymology
Inherited from Old East Slavic *щоу́ка (*ščúka), from Proto-Slavic *ščùka. Cognate with Russian щу́ка (ščúka), Old Novgorodian щю́ка (ščjúka), dialectal Old Polish szczuka. First attested in the 16th century.
Noun
щу́ка • (ščúka) f anim
- pike (fish)
- повинни давать… по щуцѣ вялой зъ дымуⸯ ― povinni davatʹ… po ščucě vjaloj z dymuj ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
- харчы въ дорогу купили розное… щукъ спорыхъ вялыхъ двѣ ― xarčy v dorohu kupili roznoje… ščuk sporyx vjalyx dvě ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
- купили… рыбы вялой щуки 3, бакавни, лини 2 ― kupili… ryby vjaloj ščuki 3, bakavni, lini 2 ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
Related terms
- щупа́къ (ščupák)
Descendants
- Rusyn: щу́ка (ščúka)
- Ukrainian: щу́ка (ščúka); щю́ка (ščjúka) (dialectal)
Further reading
- Bulyka, A. M., editor (2017), “щука”, in Гістарычны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Historical Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), issue 37 (чорное – ящыкъ), Minsk: Belaruskaia navuka, →ISBN, page 250