павук

Belarusian

Etymology

From Old East Slavic паукъ (paukŭ), from Proto-Slavic *paǫkъ, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂enkos (“hook”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [paˈvuk]

• Audio:

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Noun

паву́к • (pavúk) m animal (genitive павука́, nominative plural павукі́, genitive plural павуко́ў)

1. spider

Declension

Declension of паву́к (anml velar masc-form accent-b)

	singular	plural
nominative	паву́к pavúk	павукі́ pavukí
genitive	павука́ pavuká	павуко́ў pavuków
dative	павуку́ pavukú	павука́м pavukám
accusative	павука́ pavuká	павуко́ў pavuków
instrumental	павуко́м pavukóm	павука́мі pavukámi
locative	павуку́ pavukú	павука́х pavukáx
count form	—	павукі́1 pavukí1

¹Used with the numbers 2, 3, 4 and higher numbers after 20 ending in 2, 3, and 4.

Related terms

• павуці́на (pavucína)

References

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

Pannonian Rusyn

Etymology

Inherited from Old Slovak pavúk, from Proto-Slavic *paǫkъ, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂enkos.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpavuk]
• Rhymes: -avuk
• Hyphenation: па‧вук

Noun

павук (pavuk) m anim (relational adjective павуков)

1. spider

Declension

Declension of павук (pavuk)

	singular	plural
nominative	павук (pavuk)	павуки (pavuki)
genitive	павука (pavuka)	павукох (pavukox)
dative	павукови (pavukovi)	павуком (pavukom)
accusative	павука (pavuka)	павуки (pavuki)
instrumental	павуком (pavukom)	павуками (pavukami)
locative	павукови (pavukovi)	павукох (pavukox)
vocative	павуку (pavuku)	павуки (pavuki)

Related terms

nouns

• павучина f (pavučina)

References

• Medʹeši, H.; Fejsa, M.; Timko-Djitko, O. (2010), “павук”, in Ramač, Ju., editor, Руско-сербски словнїк [Rusyn-Serbian Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy, page 570
• Fejsa, M.; Šlemender, M.; Čelʹovski, S. (2022), “spider”, in Анґлийско-руски словнїк [English-Rusyn Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy; Ruska matka, →ISBN, page 294

Ukrainian

Etymology

From Old East Slavic паукъ (paukŭ), from Proto-Slavic *paǫkъ, from *pa- + *ǫkъ, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂enkos (“hook”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pɐˈwuk]

• Audio:

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Noun

павук (1)

павук (2)

паву́к • (pavúk) m animal (genitive павука́, nominative plural павуки́, genitive plural павукі́в, female equivalent павучи́ха, relational adjective паву́чий or павуко́вий, diminutive павучо́к)

1. spider (arthropod)
2. a straw decoration hung on Christmas based on a spider's web

   різдвя́ний паву́к ― rizdvjányj pavúk ― Christmas spider's web

Declension

Declension of паву́к
(animal velar masc-form accent-b)

	singular	plural
nominative	паву́к pavúk	павуки́ pavuký
genitive	павука́ pavuká	павукі́в pavukív
dative	павуко́ві, павуку́ pavukóvi, pavukú	павука́м pavukám
accusative	павука́ pavuká	павуки́, павукі́в pavuký, pavukív
instrumental	павуко́м pavukóm	павука́ми pavukámy
locative	павуко́ві, павуку́ pavukóvi, pavukú	павука́х pavukáx
vocative	паву́че pavúče	павуки́ pavuký

Derived terms

• павути́на f (pavutýna)
• павути́ння f (pavutýnnja)
• паву́чище n (pavúčyšče)
• паву́ччя n (pavúččja)

Noun

паву́к • (pavúk) m pers (genitive павука́, nominative plural павуки́, genitive plural павукі́в, female equivalent павучи́ха)

1. (derogatory) a mean, cunning person

Declension

Declension of паву́к
(pers velar masc-form accent-b)

	singular	plural
nominative	паву́к pavúk	павуки́ pavuký
genitive	павука́ pavuká	павукі́в pavukív
dative	павуко́ві, павуку́ pavukóvi, pavukú	павука́м pavukám
accusative	павука́ pavuká	павукі́в pavukív
instrumental	павуко́м pavukóm	павука́ми pavukámy
locative	павуко́ві, павуку́ pavukóvi, pavukú	павука́х pavukáx
vocative	павуку́ pavukú	павуки́ pavuký

Noun

паву́к • (pavúk) m inan (genitive павука́, nominative plural павуки́, genitive plural павукі́в, relational adjective паву́чий)

1. a spidery device used to fish out things

Declension

Declension of паву́к
(inan velar masc-form accent-b)

	singular	plural
nominative	паву́к pavúk	павуки́ pavuký
genitive	павука́ pavuká	павукі́в pavukív
dative	павуко́ві, павуку́ pavukóvi, pavukú	павука́м pavukám
accusative	паву́к pavúk	павуки́ pavuký
instrumental	павуко́м pavukóm	павука́ми pavukámy
locative	павуку́ pavukú	павука́х pavukáx
vocative	павуку́ pavukú	павуки́ pavuký

References

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “павук”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2010–2025), “павук”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 1–15 (а – п'ять), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka; Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN
• “павук”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horox – Slovozmina, Horokh – Inflection]‎^[1]