волк

Macedonian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *vьlkъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *wilkás, from Proto-Indo-European *wĺ̥kʷos.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [vɔɫk]

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Noun

волк • (volk) m (plural волци, feminine волчица, related adjective волчи, diminutive волче, augmentative волчиште)

1. wolf

Declension

Declension of волк

	singular	plural
indefinite	волк	волци
definite unspecified	волкот	волците
definite proximal	волков	волциве
definite distal	волкон	волцине
vocative	волку	волци
count form	—	волка

Related terms

• волчјак m (volčjak)

Russian

Alternative forms

• волкъ (volk) – Pre-reform orthography (1918)

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic вълкъ (vŭlkŭ), from Proto-Slavic *vьlkъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *wilkás, from Proto-Indo-European *wĺ̥kʷos.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [voɫk]

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Noun

волк • (volk) m anim (genitive во́лка, nominative plural во́лки, genitive plural волко́в, feminine волчи́ца, related adjective во́лчий, diminutive волчо́к, augmentative волчи́ще or волча́ра)

1. wolf

Declension

Declension of волк (anim masc-form velar-stem accent-e) 

	singular	plural
nominative	во́лк vólk	во́лки vólki
genitive	во́лка vólka	волко́в volkóv
dative	во́лку vólku	волка́м volkám
accusative	во́лка vólka	волко́в volkóv
instrumental	во́лком vólkom	волка́ми volkámi
prepositional	во́лке vólke	волка́х volkáx
vocative	во́лче* vólče*

^* Dated or folklore.

Related terms

• волчо́нок (volčónok)
• волкода́в (volkodáv)
• волкола́к (volkolák)
• волча́нка (volčánka)