лук

See also: люк and -лук

Belarusian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *lǫkъ. Cognate with Polish łęk, Old Church Slavonic лѫкъ (lǫkŭ), etc.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɫuk]

Noun

1. bow (weapon used for shooting arrows)

Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

See also

• страла́ (stralá)

References

• “лук” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org

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Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *lukъ, from Proto-Germanic *laukaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /luk/

Noun

лук • (luk) m Template:bg-noun-m-sg

1. (uncountable) onions

   глава лук

   glava luk

   an onion

Derived terms

• чеснов лук (česnov luk)

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Macedonian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *lukъ, from Proto-Germanic *laukaz.

Noun

лук • (luk) m

1. garlic

Inflection

Declension of лук

	singular
indefinite	лук
definite unspecified	лукот
definite proximal	луков
definite distal	лукон
vocative	луку

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Russian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɫuk]

• Audio:

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• Homophone: луг (lug)

Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *lukъ, borrowed from Proto-Germanic *laukaz (compare German Lauch, English leek, Old Norse laukr whence Danish løg). Cognates include Polabian lāuk, Bulgarian лук (luk) and Slovene and Serbo-Croatian luk.

Noun

лук • (luk) m inan (genitive лу́ка, nominative plural лу́ки, genitive plural лу́ков)

1. (usually uncountable, collectively) onion, onions

   зелёный лук ― zeljónyj luk ― leek

Declension

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

	singular	plural
nominative	лу́к lúk	лу́ки lúki
genitive	лу́ка lúka	лу́ков lúkov
dative	лу́ку lúku	лу́кам lúkam
accusative	лу́к lúk	лу́ки lúki
instrumental	лу́ком lúkom	лу́ками lúkami
prepositional	лу́ке lúke	лу́ках lúkax

Derived terms

• го́ре лу́ковое (góre lúkovoje)
• лук-бату́н (luk-batún)
• лук-поре́й (luk-poréj)
• лук-ре́занец (luk-rézanec)
• лук-тата́рка (luk-tatárka)
• лук-чесно́к (luk-česnók)
• лу́ковица (lúkovica)
• лу́ковый (lúkovyj)

 

Descendants

• → Northern Sami: lávki
• → Skolt Sami: luukk
• → Southern Sami: lööke
• → Yakut: луук (luuk)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Slavic *lǫkъ. Cognate with Lithuanian lankas.

Noun

лук • (luk) m inan (genitive лу́ка, nominative plural лу́ки, genitive plural лу́ков)

1. bow (weapon used for shooting arrows)

Declension

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

	singular	plural
nominative	лу́к lúk	лу́ки lúki
genitive	лу́ка lúka	лу́ков lúkov
dative	лу́ку lúku	лу́кам lúkam
accusative	лу́к lúk	лу́ки lúki
instrumental	лу́ком lúkom	лу́ками lúkami
prepositional	лу́ке lúke	лу́ках lúkax

Related terms

• лу́чник (lúčnik)

See also

• стрела́ f (strelá), арбале́т m (arbalét)

Etymology 3

Borrowed from English look.

Noun

лук • (luk) m inan (genitive лу́ка, nominative plural лу́ки, genitive plural лу́ков)

1. (slang) appearance, clothing style, look

Declension

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

	singular	plural
nominative	лу́к lúk	лу́ки lúki
genitive	лу́ка lúka	лу́ков lúkov
dative	лу́ку lúku	лу́кам lúkam
accusative	лу́к lúk	лу́ки lúki
instrumental	лу́ком lúkom	лу́ками lúkami
prepositional	лу́ке lúke	лу́ках lúkax

Etymology 4

Noun

(deprecated template usage) лук • (luk) f inan pl

1. genitive plural of лука́ (luká)

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *lukъ, from Proto-Germanic *laukaz.

Noun

лу̏к m (Latin spelling lȕk)

1. onion
2. (regional) garlic
3. any Allium species

Declension

Declension of лук

	singular	plural
nominative	лук	лукови
genitive	лука	лукова
dative	луку	луковима
accusative	лук	лукове
vocative	луче	лукови
locative	луку	луковима
instrumental	луком	луковима

Etymology 2

From Proto-Slavic *lǫkъ. Cognate with Lithuanian lankus.

Noun

лу̑к m (Latin spelling lȗk)

1. bow (weapon used for shooting arrows)
2. arch

Declension

Declension of лук

	singular	plural
nominative	лу̑к	лу́кови
genitive	лука	лу́ко̄ва̄
dative	луку	луковима
accusative	лук	лукове
vocative	луче	лукови
locative	луку	луковима
instrumental	луком	луковима