Jump to content

око

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary

Bulgarian

[edit]
Човешко око (1) гледащо нагоре
Конско око (1)
Вдянат конец през окото (3) на иглата

Etymology

[edit]

    Inherited from Old Church Slavonic око (oko), from Proto-Slavic *oko.

    Pronunciation

    [edit]

    Noun

    [edit]

    око́ • (okó) n (relational adjective о́чен, diminutive оче́)

    1. (anatomy) eye (the organ of sight in humans and many animals)
      Synonyms: (dialectal) очо́ (očó), (colloquial) зъ́ркел (zắrkel)
      Дете́то затво́ри едно́то око́ и погле́дна през ключа́лката.
      Detéto zatvóri ednóto okó i poglédna prez ključálkata.
      The child closed one eye and looked through the keyhole.
      Праши́нка попа́дна в око́то му и той запо́чна да ми́га.
      Prašínka popádna v okóto mu i toj zapóčna da míga.
      A speck of dust got into his eye, and he began to blink.
    2. sight, vision, gaze (the ability or act of seeing; one’s look or glance)
      Synonyms: зре́ние (zrénie), по́глед (pógled)
      С годи́ните око́то му отсла́бна и той запо́чна да но́си очила́.
      S godínite okóto mu otslábna i toj zapóčna da nósi očilá.
      Over the years his sight weakened, and he began to wear glasses.
      О́питното око́ на ма́йстора ведна́га забеля́за гре́шката.
      Ópitnoto okó na májstora vednága zabeljáza gréškata.
      The craftsman’s experienced eye immediately noticed the mistake.
    3. eye, opening, hole (a small round or oval opening, loop, or hole resembling an eye)
      Игла́та и́маше то́лкова ма́лко око́, че тру́дно вка́ра коне́ца.
      Igláta ímaše tólkova málko okó, če trúdno vkára konéca.
      The needle had such a small eye that it was hard to thread it.
      През око́то на мре́жата се ви́ждаше светлина́та от дру́гата ста́я.
      Prez okóto na mréžata se víždaše svetlináta ot drúgata stája.
      The light from the other room could be seen through the mesh opening.
    4. bud, eye (a bud or sprout on a plant, especially a potato or vine)
      От вся́ко око́ на карто́фа мо́же да изра́сне но́во расте́ние.
      Ot vsjáko okó na kartófa móže da izrásne nóvo rasténie.
      A new plant can grow from each eye of the potato.
      Лоза́рят внима́телно оста́ви по две очи́ на вся́ка пръ́чка.
      Lozárjat vnimátelno ostávi po dve očí na vsjáka prắčka.
      The vine-grower carefully left two buds on each cane.
    5. centre, middle, core (the central part of something, especially of a storm, whirlpool, target, or formation)
      Ко́рабът попа́дна в око́то на бу́рята.
      Kórabăt popádna v okóto na búrjata.
      The ship found itself in the eye of the storm.
      Стреле́цът улу́чи пра́во в око́то на мише́ната.
      Strelécăt ulúči právo v okóto na mišénata.
      The shooter hit right in the bullseye of the target.
    6. (figurative) watch, attention, supervision (careful observation or scrutiny)
      Дръж дете́то под око́, докато́ игра́е край вода́та.
      Drăž detéto pod okó, dokató igráe kraj vodáta.
      Keep an eye on the child while it plays near the water.
      Учи́телят ведна́га хва́на гре́шката с наби́то око́.
      Učíteljat vednága hvána gréškata s nabíto okó.
      The teacher immediately spotted the mistake with a trained eye.

    Declension

    [edit]
    Declension of око́
    singular plural
    indefinite око́
    okó
    очи́
    očí
    definite око́то
    okóto
    очи́те
    očíte

    References

    [edit]
    • “око”, in БЕРОН (Български езикови ресурси онлайн) [BERON (Bulgarian Language Resources Online)] (in Bulgarian), Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2024
    • “око”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
    • “око”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

    Further reading

    [edit]
    • Georgiev, Vladimir I., Duridanov, I. V., editors (1995), “око́”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 4 (мѝнго² – па̀дам), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 839

    Carpathian Rusyn

    [edit]

    Etymology

    [edit]

    Inherited from Old Ruthenian о́ко (óko), from Proto-Slavic *oko.

    Noun

    [edit]

    око • (oko)

    1. (anatomy) eye

    Macedonian

    [edit]

    Etymology

    [edit]

    Inherited from Proto-Slavic *oko.

    Pronunciation

    [edit]
    • IPA(key): [ˈɔkɔ]
    • Audio:(file)
    • Syllabification: о‧ко
    • Hyphenation: око

    Noun

    [edit]

    око • (oko) n (plural очи, relational adjective очен, diminutive окце or оче, augmentative очиште)

    1. (anatomy) eye

    Declension

    [edit]
    Declension of око
    singular plural
    indefinite око (oko) очи (oči)
    definite unspecified окото (okoto) очите (očite)
    definite proximal оково (okovo) очиве (očive)
    definite distal оконо (okono) очине (očine)
    vocative око (oko) очи (oči)

    Derived terms

    [edit]

    References

    [edit]
    • “око” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) [Digital dictionary of the Macedonian language] − drmj.eu

    Old Church Slavonic

    [edit]

    Alternative forms

    [edit]
    • Glagolitic: ⱁⰽⱁ (oko)
    • ꙩко (oko) (with monocular o) (with ꙫчи (oči) (dual with binocular o) and ꙭчи (ꝏči) (dual with double monocular o))

    Etymology

    [edit]

    Inherited from Proto-Slavic *oko.

    Noun

    [edit]

    око • (oko) n

    1. (anatomy) eye
    2. vision, sight

    Declension

    [edit]
    Declension of око (irregular s-stem)
    singular dual plural
    nominative око (oko) очи (oči) очеса (očesa)
    genitive очесе,ока (očese,oka) очью,очию (očĭju,očiju) очесъ (očesŭ)
    dative очеси,окоу (očesi,oku) очима (očima) очесьмъ (očesĭmŭ)
    accusative око (oko) очи (oči) очеса (očesa)
    instrumental очесьмь,окомь (očesĭmĭ,okomĭ) очима (očima) очесꙑ (očesy)
    locative очесе,оцѣ,очеси (očese,ocě,očesi) очью,очию (očĭju,očiju) очесьхъ (očesĭxŭ)
    vocative око (oko) очи (oči) очеса (očesa)

    The singular takes o-stem or s-stem endings, the dual takes mostly i-stem endings, and the plural takes s-stem endings. Halla-aho considers the dual forms a remnant of an original i-stem which later became an s-stem, but Derksen reconstructs the Proto-Slavic form as an o-stem instead.

    See also

    [edit]

    References

    [edit]

    Further reading

    [edit]

    Old East Slavic

    [edit]

    Etymology

    [edit]

    Inherited from Proto-Slavic *oko. Cognate with Old Church Slavonic око (oko).

    Pronunciation

    [edit]
    • IPA(key): /ˈɔkɔ/→/ˈɔkɔ/→/ˈɔkɔ/
    • (ca. 9th CE) IPA(key): /ˈɔkɔ/
    • (ca. 11th CE) IPA(key): /ˈɔkɔ/
    • (ca. 13th CE) IPA(key): /ˈɔkɔ/

    • Hyphenation: о‧ко

    Noun

    [edit]

    око (oko) n

    1. eye
      • 1076, Sviatoslav's izbornik‎[3], page 4:
        отъкрꙑи бо рече очи мои да раꙁоумѣю чюдеса отъ ꙁакона твоѥго
        otŭkryi bo reče oči moi da razuměju čjudesa otŭ zakona tvojego
        For he says "Open my eyes so that I understand the miracles from your testament."

    Declension

    [edit]
    Declension of око (irregular)
    singular dual plural
    nominative око
    oko
    очи
    oči
    очеса
    očesa
    genitive ока
    oka
    очию
    očiju
    очесъ
    očesŭ
    dative оку
    oku
    очьма
    očĭma
    очесьмъ
    očesĭmŭ
    accusative око
    oko
    очи
    oči
    очеса
    očesa
    instrumental окъмь
    okŭmĭ
    очьма
    očĭma
    очесꙑ
    očesy
    locative оцѣ
    ocě
    очию
    očiju
    очесьхъ
    očesĭxŭ
    vocative око
    oko
    очи
    oči
    очеса
    očesa
    Declension of око (hard o-stem)
    singular dual plural
    nominative око
    oko
    оцѣ
    ocě
    ока
    oka
    genitive ока
    oka
    оку
    oku
    окъ
    okŭ
    dative оку
    oku
    окома
    okoma
    окомъ
    okomŭ
    accusative око
    oko
    оцѣ
    ocě
    ока
    oka
    instrumental окъмь
    okŭmĭ
    окома
    okoma
    окꙑ
    oky
    locative оцѣ
    ocě
    оку
    oku
    оцѣхъ
    ocěxŭ
    vocative око
    oko
    оцѣ
    ocě
    ока
    oka

    Descendants

    [edit]

    References

    [edit]
    • Sreznevsky, Izmail I. (1902), “око”, in Матеріалы для Словаря древне-русскаго языка по письменнымъ памятникамъ [Materials for the Dictionary of the Old East Slavic Language Based on Written Monuments]‎[4] (in Russian), volume 2 (Л – П), Saint Petersburg: Department of Russian Language and Literature of the Imperial Academy of Sciences, column 642

    Old Novgorodian

    [edit]

    Etymology 1

    [edit]
    око

      First attested in c. 1100‒1120. Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ȍko, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *ak-, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ókʷs (“eye”), from *h₃ekʷ- (“to see; eye”). Cognate with Old East Slavic око (oko), Old Ruthenian о́ко (óko), Old Church Slavonic око / ⱁⰽⱁ (oko), Old Polish oko, Old Czech oko.

      Noun

      [edit]

      око • (oko) n (dual оци)[1]

      1. (anatomy) eye
      Declension
      [edit]
      Declension of око (hard o-stem)
      singular dual plural
      nominative око
      oko
      ока1
      oka1
      ока
      oka
      genitive ока
      oka
      окоу
      oku
      окъ
      okŭ
      dative окоу
      oku
      окома
      okoma
      окомъ
      okomŭ
      accusative око
      oko
      ока1
      oka1
      ока
      oka
      instrumental окъмь
      okŭmĭ
      окома
      okoma
      окꙑ
      oky
      locative окѣ
      okʹě
      окоу
      oku
      окѣхъ
      okʹěxŭ
      vocative око
      oko
      ока1
      oka1
      ока
      oka

      1 Very rarely -ѣ (-ě, nom. du., acc. du., voc. du.).
      Early Old Novgorodian declension (until c. 1225 CE), prior to the loss of yers.

      Etymology 2

      [edit]

        First attested in c. 1180‒1200. By surface analysis, о (o) +‎ ко (ko). Cognate with Old East Slavic око (oko).

        Conjunction

        [edit]

        око • (oko)[2]

        1. that
        2. as
        3. so, so that
        Derived terms
        [edit]
        conjunction
        phrase

        References

        [edit]
        1. ^ Zaliznyak, Andrey (2004), Древненовгородский диалект [Old Novgorod dialect]‎[1] (in Russian), 2nd edition, Moscow: LRC Publishing House, →ISBN, page 769
        2. ^ Zaliznyak, Andrey (2004), Древненовгородский диалект [Old Novgorod dialect]‎[2] (in Russian), 2nd edition, Moscow: LRC Publishing House, →ISBN, page 770

        Further reading

        [edit]

        Old Ruthenian

        [edit]

        Alternative forms

        [edit]

        Etymology

        [edit]

          Inherited from Proto-Slavic *oko.

          Noun

          [edit]

          око • (oko) n inan (genitive plural о́чи)

          1. eye
          2. sight, look

          Descendants

          [edit]

          Further reading

          [edit]
          • Tymchenko, E. K., editor (1930), “воко; око”, in Історичний словник українського язика [Historical Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), volume 1, number 1 (А – Г), Kharkiv, Kyiv: State Publishing House of Ukraine, page 294
          • Hrynchyshyn, D. H., editor (1978), “*око¹”, in Словник староукраїнської мови XIV–XV ст. [Dictionary of the Old Ukrainian Language of the 14ᵗʰ–15ᵗʰ cc.] (in Ukrainian), volume 2 (Н – Ѳ), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, page 78
          • Bulyka, A. M., editor (2002), “око, воко”, in Гістарычны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Historical Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), numbers 22 (оддыханье – ость), Minsk: Belaruskaia navuka, →ISBN, page 136
          • Hrynchyshyn, D. H., editor (1997), “воко; око”, in Словник української мови XVI – 1-ї пол. XVII ст. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language of 16ᵗʰ – 1ˢᵗ half of 17ᵗʰ c.] (in Ukrainian), numbers 4 (весь – вправѣ), Lviv: KIUS, →ISBN, page 197
          • Tymchenko, E. K. (2003), “око”, in Nimchuk, V. V., editor, Матеріали до словника писемної та книжної української мови XV–XVIII ст. [Materials for the Dictionary of the Written and Book Ukrainian Language of 15ᵗʰ–18ᵗʰ cc.] (in Ukrainian), volumes 2 (О – Я), Kyiv, New York: National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Ukrainian Academy of Arts and Sciences in the U.S., →ISBN, page 32

          Pannonian Rusyn

          [edit]

          Etymology

          [edit]

          Inherited from Old Slovak oko, from Proto-Slavic *oko. Cognates include Carpathian Rusyn о́ко (óko), во́ко (vóko) and Slovak oko.

          Pronunciation

          [edit]

          Noun

          [edit]

          око (oko) n (diminutive очичко, augmentative очиско, relational adjective оков or очни)

          1. eye
            маче око ― mače oko ― cat's eye
            оч до оч ― oč do oč ― eye-to-eye

          Usage notes

          [edit]
          • The genitive plural form оч (oč) is only used in certain fixed phrases before or after prepositions.

          Declension

          [edit]
          Declension of око (oko)
          singular plural
          nominative око (oko) очи (oči)
          genitive ока (oka) очох / оч (očox / oč)
          dative оку (oku) очом (očom)
          accusative око (oko) очи (oči)
          instrumental оком (okom) очми / очами (očmi / očami)
          locative оку (oku) очох (očox)
          vocative око (oko) очи (oči)

          Derived terms

          [edit]
          adjectives
          adverbs
          nouns

          Further reading

          [edit]

          Russian

          [edit]

          Etymology

          [edit]

          Inherited from Old East Slavic око (oko), from Proto-Slavic *oko, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ekʷ-.

          Pronunciation

          [edit]

          Noun

          [edit]

          о́ко • (óko) n inan (genitive о́ка, nominative plural о́чи*, genitive plural оче́й*) (* о́чи is actually an old nominative dual form for neuter nouns.)

          1. (dated or poetic or literary) eye (used in proverbs and expressions)
            Synonym: (a more common term) глаз m (glaz)
            о́чи чёрные ― óči čórnyje ― dark eyes
            Ви́дит о́ко, да зу́б неймёт. ― Vídit óko, da zúb nejmjót. ― The eye sees (it) but the tooth cannot take it.

          Declension

          [edit]

          Derived terms

          [edit]
          [edit]

          See also

          [edit]

          References

          [edit]
          • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “око”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
          • Chernykh, P. Ja. (1999), “око”, in Историко-этимологический словарь русского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), 3rd edition, volume 1 (а – пантомима), Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN, page 594

          Further reading

          [edit]

          Serbo-Croatian

          [edit]

          Pronunciation

          [edit]
          • IPA(key): /ôko/
          • Hyphenation: о‧ко

          Etymology 1

          [edit]

          Inherited from Proto-Slavic *oko.

          Noun

          [edit]

          о̏ко n (Latin spelling ȍko)

          1. (anatomy) eye
          Declension
          [edit]
          Declension of око
          singular plural
          nominative о̏ко о̏чи
          genitive о̏ка о̀чијӯ
          dative оку очима
          accusative око очи
          vocative око очи
          locative оку очима
          instrumental оком очима

          Further reading

          [edit]
          • “око”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026
          • “око”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026
          • “око”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026

          Etymology 2

          [edit]

          Preposition

          [edit]

          о̏ко (Latin spelling ȍko) [with genitive]

          1. around, about, approximately
            Заплијењено је око 45 кг. ― Approximately 45 kg was seized.

          Further reading

          [edit]
          • “око”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026
          • “око”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026

          Ukrainian

          [edit]

          Pronunciation

          [edit]

          Etymology 1

          [edit]

            Inherited from Old Ruthenian о́ко (óko), from Proto-Slavic *oko.

            Noun

            [edit]

            о́ко • (óko) n inan (genitive о́ка, nominative plural о́чі, genitive plural оче́й, relational adjective о́чний)

            1. eye
            Declension
            [edit]
            Declension of о́ко
            (inan velar neut-form accent-e irreg-plstem)
            singular plural
            nominative о́ко
            óko
            о́чі, о́ка1
            óči, óka1
            genitive о́ка
            óka
            оче́й
            očéj
            dative о́ку
            óku
            оча́м
            očám
            accusative о́ко
            óko
            о́чі, ві́чі
            óči, víči
            instrumental о́ком
            ókom
            очи́ма
            očýma
            locative о́ку, о́ці
            óku, óci
            оча́х
            očáx
            vocative о́ко
            óko
            о́чі
            óči

            1Used when counting with numbers ending in 2, 3, 4.

            Etymology 2

            [edit]

              Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish اوقه.

              Noun

              [edit]

              о́ко • (óko) n inan (genitive о́ка, nominative plural о́ка, genitive plural ок or вік)

              1. (archaic) oka: A unit of weight, approximately 1.2 kg.
              2. (archaic) oka: A measure for alcoholic beverages, approximately 1-1.5 liters.
              Declension
              [edit]
              Declension of о́ко
              (inan velar neut-form accent-a)
              singular plural
              nominative о́ко
              óko
              о́ка
              óka
              genitive о́ка
              óka
              ок, вік
              ok, vik
              dative о́кові, о́ку
              ókovi, óku
              о́кам
              ókam
              accusative о́ко
              óko
              о́ка
              óka
              instrumental о́ком
              ókom
              о́ками
              ókamy
              locative о́ку
              óku
              о́ках
              ókax
              vocative о́ко
              óko
              о́ка
              óka

              Further reading

              [edit]