вовк

Pannonian Rusyn

Вовк.

Etymology

Borrowed from Carpathian Rusyn вовк (vovk), from Old Ruthenian вовкъ (vovk), from Old East Slavic вълкъ (vŭlkŭ), ultimately from Proto-Slavic *vьlkъ. Displaced Old Slovak vlk.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈvɔvk]
• Rhymes: -ɔwk
• Hyphenation: вовк

Noun

вовк (vovk) m anim (diminutive вовчок or вовче, feminine equivalent вовчица, possessive adjective вовков, relational adjective вовчи)

1. wolf

Declension

Declension of вовк (vovk)

	singular	plural
nominative	вовк (vovk)	вовки (vovki)
genitive	вовка (vovka)	вовкох (vovkox)
dative	вовкови (vovkovi)	вовком (vovkom)
accusative	вовка (vovka)	вовки (vovki)
instrumental	вовком (vovkom)	вовками (vovkami)
locative	вовкови (vovkovi)	вовкох (vovkox)
vocative	вовку (vovku)	вовки (vovki)

References

• Medʹeši, H.; Fejsa, M.; Timko-Djitko, O. (2010), “вовк”, in Ramač, Ju., editor, Руско-сербски словнїк [Rusyn-Serbian Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy

Ukrainian

Etymology

From Middle Ukrainian вълкъ (vlk), from Old East Slavic вълкъ (vŭlkŭ), from Proto-Slavic *vьlkъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *wilkás, from Proto-Indo-European *wĺ̥kʷos.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [wɔu̯k]

• Audio; [vov̊k]:

  (file)

Noun

вовк • (vovk) m animal (genitive во́вка, nominative plural вовки́, genitive plural вовкі́в, female equivalent вовчи́ця or вовчи́ха, relational adjective во́вчий, diminutive во́вчик, augmentative вовчи́ще or вовцю́га or вовцюга́н)

1. wolf

   Synonym: (dialectal) вівк (vivk)

Declension

Declension of вовк
(animal velar masc-form accent-c)

	singular	plural
nominative	вовк vovk	вовки́ vovký
genitive	во́вка vóvka	вовкі́в vovkív
dative	во́вкові, во́вку vóvkovi, vóvku	вовка́м vovkám
accusative	во́вка vóvka	вовки́, вовкі́в vovký, vovkív
instrumental	во́вком vóvkom	вовка́ми vovkámy
locative	во́вкові, во́вку vóvkovi, vóvku	вовка́х vovkáx
vocative	во́вче vóvče	вовки́ vovký

Derived terms

• вовк рудий m (vovk rudyj, “red wolf”)
• вовкулака m (vovkulaka, “werewolf”)
• про во́вка промо́вка (pro vóvka promóvka, “speak of the devil”) (literally "speak of the wolf")

References

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “вовк”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka