зрак

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *zorkъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zrak/

Noun

зрак • (zrakl) m Template:bg-noun-m-sg

1. ray, beam of light (sg. tantum)
2. dusk (sg. tantum)
3. (dialectal) sight, look

Alternative forms

• здрак (zdrak), ждрак (ždrak) (dialectal)

Inflection

In the sense sight, look: Template:bg-noun-m-ar

Derived terms

• призрак (prizrak, “ghost”)

Related terms

• здрач (zdrač, “dusk, twilight”)
• зора (zora, “dawn”)
• зорък (zorǎk, “attentive”)
• зра (zra), зървам (zǎrvam, “to sight, to eye”)
• незрящ (nezrjašt, “blind, devoid of sight”)
• прозрачен (prozračen, “transparent”)
• прозорец (prozorec, “window”)

References

• “зрак”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “зрак”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 655
• Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “здрак”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 628

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Macedonian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *zorkъ.

Noun

зрак • (zrak) m

1. a ray, beam
2. (regional) vision, sight, eyesight

Inflection

Declension of зрак

	singular	plural
indefinite	зрак	зраци
definite unspecified	зракот	зраците
definite proximal	зраков	зрациве
definite distal	зракон	зрацине
vocative	зраку	зраци
count form	—	зрака

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Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic зракъ (zrakŭ), from Proto-Slavic *zorkъ. Doublet of зо́рок (zórok), the inherited East Slavic form.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [zrak]

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

зрак • (zrak) m inan (genitive зра́ка, nominative plural зра́ки, genitive plural зра́ков)

1. (obsolete) look, glance

Declension

Declension of зрак (inan masc-form velar-stem accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	зра́к zrák	зра́ки zráki
genitive	зра́ка zráka	зра́ков zrákov
dative	зра́ку zráku	зра́кам zrákam
accusative	зра́к zrák	зра́ки zráki
instrumental	зра́ком zrákom	зра́ками zrákami
prepositional	зра́ке zráke	зра́ках zrákax

Derived terms

• при́зрак (prízrak)
  • при́зрачный (prízračnyj)
• взра́чный (vzráčnyj)
• прозра́чный (prozráčnyj)

References

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

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *zorkъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zrâːk/

Noun

зра̑к m (Latin spelling zrȃk)

1. (uncountable) (Bosnian, Croatian) air
2. (countable) a ray, beam

Declension

Declension of зрак

	singular	plural
nominative	зрак	зраци
genitive	зрака	зрака
dative	зраку	зрацима
accusative	зрак	зраке
vocative	зраче	зраци
locative	зраку	зрацима
instrumental	зраком	зрацима

Synonyms

• (air): (Bosnian, Serbian) ва̀здӯх