Jump to content

буква

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary

Belarusian

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bùky.

Pronunciation

[edit]
  • IPA(key): [ˈbukva]
  • Rhymes: -ukva
  • Hyphenation: бук‧ва

Noun

[edit]

бу́ква (búkvaf inan (genitive бу́квы, nominative plural бу́квы, genitive plural бу́кваў)

  1. (rare) letter (a written alphabetic character that usually denotes a particular sound of a language)
    Synonym: (more common) лі́тара (lítara)

Declension

[edit]

References

[edit]
  • буква” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org

Bulgarian

[edit]
буква

Etymology

[edit]

    Inherited from Proto-Slavic *buky.

    Pronunciation

    [edit]

    Noun

    [edit]

    бу́ква (búkvaf

    1. letter, character (of the alphabet)
    2. key (of a typewriter, keyboard etc.)
    3. (printing) type, lettering

    Declension

    [edit]
    Declension of бу́ква
    singular plural
    indefinite бу́ква
    búkva
    бу́кви
    búkvi
    definite бу́квата
    búkvata
    бу́квите
    búkvite
    vocative form бу́кво
    búkvo
    бу́кви
    búkvi

    References

    [edit]
    • буква”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
    • буква”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

    Macedonian

    [edit]

    Etymology

    [edit]

    Inherited from Proto-Slavic *buky.

    Pronunciation

    [edit]

    Noun

    [edit]

    буква (bukvaf (plural букви, relational adjective буквален, diminutive буквичка or буквиче)

    1. letter

    Declension

    [edit]
    Declension of буква
    singular plural
    indefinite буква (bukva) букви (bukvi)
    definite unspecified буквата (bukvata) буквите (bukvite)
    definite proximal буквава (bukvava) буквиве (bukvive)
    definite distal буквана (bukvana) буквине (bukvine)
    vocative букво (bukvo) букви (bukvi)

    Derived terms

    [edit]

    See also

    [edit]

    References

    [edit]
    • буква in Makedonisch Info (germansko-makedonski rečnik, makedonsko-germanski rečnik)

    Pannonian Rusyn

    [edit]

    Pronunciation

    [edit]
    • IPA(key): [ˈbukva]
    • Rhymes: -ukva
    • Hyphenation: бук‧ва

    Etymology 1

    [edit]

    Most likely borrowed from Carpathian Rusyn бу́ква (búkva), from Old East Slavic бꙋкꙑ (buky), from Proto-Slavic *buky.

    Noun

    [edit]

    буква (bukvaf

    1. letter (symbol in an alphabet)
      Synonym: (obsolete) лїтера (ljitera)
      велька букваvelʹka bukvacapital letter (literally, “big letter”)
    Declension
    [edit]
    Declension of буква (bukva)
    singular plural
    nominative буква (bukva) букви (bukvi)
    genitive букви (bukvi) буквох (bukvox)
    dative букви (bukvi) буквом (bukvom)
    accusative букву (bukvu) букви (bukvi)
    instrumental букву (bukvu) буквами (bukvami)
    locative букви (bukvi) буквох (bukvox)
    vocative букво (bukvo) букви (bukvi)
    Derived terms
    [edit]
    nouns
    [edit]
    adjectives
    nouns

    References

    [edit]

    Etymology 2

    [edit]

    Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian буква / bukva or reinforced by it, from earlier Old Slovak bukva, bukev, ultimately from the same Proto-Slavic root as Etymology 1.

    Noun

    [edit]

    буква (bukvaf

    1. (colloquial, Serbism) synonym of бук (buk, beech)
    Declension
    [edit]
    Declension of буква (bukva)
    singular plural
    nominative буква (bukva) букви (bukvi)
    genitive букви (bukvi) буквох (bukvox)
    dative букви (bukvi) буквом (bukvom)
    accusative букву (bukvu) букви (bukvi)
    instrumental букву (bukvu) буквами (bukvami)
    locative букви (bukvi) буквох (bukvox)
    vocative букво (bukvo) букви (bukvi)

    References

    [edit]

    Russian

    [edit]
    Russian Wikipedia has an article on:
    Wikipedia ru

    Etymology

    [edit]

    Inherited from Old East Slavic бꙋкꙑ (buky), from Proto-Slavic *buky. Doublet of бу́ки (búki).

    Pronunciation

    [edit]

    Noun

    [edit]

    бу́ква (búkvaf inan (genitive бу́квы, nominative plural бу́квы, genitive plural букв, relational adjective бу́квенный, diminutive бу́квочка or бу́ковка)

    1. letter (a symbol in an alphabet)
      Synonym: (dated) ли́тера (lítera)
      бу́ква зако́наbúkva zakónathe letter of the law

    Declension

    [edit]

    Derived terms

    [edit]

    Compound words:

    -бу́квенный

    Compounds:

    [edit]
    Borrowed

    Derived from German Buch:

    Descendants

    [edit]
    • Ingrian: bukva
    • Polish: bukwa
    • Skolt Sami: bukva

    See also

    [edit]

    References

    [edit]
    • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “буква”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress

    Further reading

    [edit]

    Serbo-Croatian

    [edit]

    Etymology

    [edit]

    Inherited from Proto-Slavic *buky. Related to базга. Possible cognate with German Buche.

    Pronunciation

    [edit]
    • IPA(key): /bûkʋa/
    • Hyphenation: бук‧ва

    Noun

    [edit]

    бу̏ква f (Latin spelling bȕkva)

    1. European beech (Fagus sylvatica)
    2. (in the plural) Fagaceae (family)

    Declension

    [edit]
    Declension of буква
    singular plural
    nominative буква букве
    genitive букве букава
    dative букви буквама
    accusative букву букве
    vocative букво букве
    locative букви буквама
    instrumental буквом буквама

    References

    [edit]
    • буква”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026

    Ukrainian

    [edit]

    Etymology

    [edit]

    Inherited from Old East Slavic бꙋкꙑ (buky), from Proto-Slavic *buky.

    Pronunciation

    [edit]

    Noun

    [edit]

    бу́ква (búkvaf inan (genitive бу́кви, nominative plural бу́кви, genitive plural букв, relational adjective бу́квений)

    1. letter (a symbol in an alphabet)
      Synonym: лі́тера (lítera)

    Declension

    [edit]
    Declension of бу́ква
    (inan hard fem-form accent-a)
    singular plural
    nominative бу́ква
    búkva
    бу́кви
    búkvy
    genitive бу́кви
    búkvy
    букв
    bukv
    dative бу́кві
    búkvi
    бу́квам
    búkvam
    accusative бу́кву
    búkvu
    бу́кви
    búkvy
    instrumental бу́квою
    búkvoju
    бу́квами
    búkvamy
    locative бу́кві
    búkvi
    бу́квах
    búkvax
    vocative бу́кво
    búkvo
    бу́кви
    búkvy

    References

    [edit]