наука

Bulgarian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *nauka.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [nɐˈukɐ]

• Audio:

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Noun

нау́ка • (naúka) f (relational adjective нау́чен)

1. science

Declension

Declension of нау́ка

	singular	plural
indefinite	нау́ка naúka	нау́ки naúki
definite	нау́ката naúkata	нау́ките naúkite

References

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

Macedonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *nauka.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈnauka]

• Audio:

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Noun

наука • (nauka) f (relational adjective научен)

1. science

Declension

Declension of наука

	singular	plural
indefinite	наука	науки
definite unspecified	науката	науките
definite proximal	наукава	наукиве
definite distal	наукана	наукине
vocative	науко	науки

References

• наука in Makedonisch Info (germansko-makedonski rečnik, makedonsko-germanski rečnik)

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *nauka.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [nɐˈukə]

• Audio:

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Noun

нау́ка • (naúka) f inan (genitive нау́ки, nominative plural нау́ки, genitive plural нау́к)

1. science
2. (figuratively) lesson
3. Nauka (module of the International Space Station)
4. Nauka (Soviet and Russian publisher)

Declension

Declension of нау́ка (inan fem-form velar-stem accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	нау́ка naúka	нау́ки naúki
genitive	нау́ки naúki	нау́к naúk
dative	нау́ке naúke	нау́кам naúkam
accusative	нау́ку naúku	нау́ки naúki
instrumental	нау́кой, нау́кою naúkoj, naúkoju	нау́ками naúkami
prepositional	нау́ке naúke	нау́ках naúkax

Pre-reform declension of нау́ка (inan fem-form velar-stem accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	нау́ка naúka	нау́ки naúki
genitive	нау́ки naúki	нау́къ naúk
dative	нау́кѣ naúkě	нау́камъ naúkam
accusative	нау́ку naúku	нау́ки naúki
instrumental	нау́кой, нау́кою naúkoj, naúkoju	нау́ками naúkami
prepositional	нау́кѣ naúkě	нау́кахъ naúkax

Related terms

• науча́ть (naučátʹ)
• нау́чный (naúčnyj)

Descendants

• → Yakut: наука (nauka)

References

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

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *nauka.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nǎuka/
• Hyphenation: на‧у‧ка

Noun

на̀ука f (Latin spelling nàuka)

1. (chiefly Bosnia, Serbia, Montenegro) science

Usage notes

In Croatia, the more commonly used and preferred literary word is znȁnōst.

Declension

Declension of наука

	singular	plural
nominative	наука	науке
genitive	науке	наука
dative	науци	наукама
accusative	науку	науке
vocative	науко	науке
locative	науци	наукама
instrumental	науком	наукама

Related terms

• научан

Ukrainian

Etymology

Inherited from Old Ukrainian наꙋ́ка f sg (naúka).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [nɐˈukɐ]

• Audio:

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Noun

нау́ка • (naúka) f inan (genitive нау́ки, nominative plural нау́ки, genitive plural нау́к)

1. science

Declension

Declension of нау́ка (inan hard fem-form accent-a)

	singular	plural
nominative	нау́ка naúka	нау́ки naúky
genitive	нау́ки naúky	нау́к naúk
dative	нау́ці naúci	нау́кам naúkam
accusative	нау́ку naúku	нау́ки naúky
instrumental	нау́кою naúkoju	нау́ками naúkamy
locative	нау́ці naúci	нау́ках naúkax
vocative	нау́ко naúko	нау́ки naúky

Derived terms

• науко́вий (naukóvyj)
• когніти́вна нау́ка f (kohnitývna naúka, “cognitive science”)

References

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

Yakut

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian наука (nauka).

Noun

наука • (nauka)

1. science

   Synonym: үөрэх (üöreq)