бук

Bulgarian

Etymology 1

Of onomatopoeic nature, cognate with Bulgarian буча (buča, “to stomp, to thunder, to whiz”), фуча (fuča, “to blow, to whize”), букам (bukam, “to rattle”).

Interjection

бук • (buk)

1. 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)

1. 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

1. 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 Vl. I., editor (1971), “бук”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1, Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, page 87

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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)

1. 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)

Etymology 2

Noun

бук • (buk) f anim pl

1. genitive/accusative plural of бу́ка (búka)

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From бу̏ка.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bûːk/

Noun

бу̑к m (Latin spelling bȗk)

1. cascade, rapids, cataract
2. waterfall
3. 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