слабак

Bulgarian

Etymology

слаб (slab, “weak, thin”) +‎ -ак (-ak)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sɫɐˈbak]

Noun

слаба́к • (slabák) m (feminine слаба́чка)

1. weakling
2. (figurative) coward, wimp

Declension

Declension of слаба́к

	singular	plural
indefinite	слаба́к slabák	слаба́ци slabáci
definite (subject form)	слаба́кът slabákǎt	слаба́ците slabácite
definite (object form)	слаба́ка slabáka
vocative form	слаба́ко slabáko	слаба́ци slabáci

References

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

Macedonian

Etymology

слаб (slab, “weak, thin”) +‎ -ак (-ak)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsɫabak]
• Hyphenation: сла‧бак

Noun

слабак • (slabak) m (plural слабаци, feminine слабачка)

1. weakling
2. wimp, coward

Declension

Declension of слабак

	singular	plural
indefinite	слабак (slabak)	слабаци (slabaci)
definite unspecified	слабакот (slabakot)	слабаците (slabacite)
definite proximal	слабаков (slabakov)	слабациве (slabacive)
definite distal	слабакон (slabakon)	слабацине (slabacine)
vocative	слабаку (slabaku)	слабаци (slabaci)
count form	—	слабака (slabaka)

References

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

Russian

Etymology

сла́бый (slábyj) +‎ -а́к (-ák)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sɫɐˈbak]

Noun

слаба́к • (slabák) m anim (genitive слабака́, nominative plural слабаки́, genitive plural слабако́в, feminine слаба́чка)

1. (colloquial, derogatory) weakling
2. (figurative, colloquial, derogatory) wimp, coward

Declension

Declension of слаба́к (anim masc-form velar-stem accent-b) 

	singular	plural
nominative	слаба́к slabák	слабаки́ slabakí
genitive	слабака́ slabaká	слабако́в slabakóv
dative	слабаку́ slabakú	слабака́м slabakám
accusative	слабака́ slabaká	слабако́в slabakóv
instrumental	слабако́м slabakóm	слабака́ми slabakámi
prepositional	слабаке́ slabaké	слабака́х slabakáx

Related terms

• сла́бый (slábyj), сла́бо (slábo), сла́бость (slábostʹ)
• слабе́ть impf (slabétʹ), ослабе́ть pf (oslabétʹ)
• слабина́ (slabiná)
• сла́бить (slábitʹ), слаби́тельный (slabítelʹnyj)

Ukrainian

Etymology

From слаб(и́й) (slab(ýj)) +‎ -а́к (-ák).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sɫɐˈbak]

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Noun

слаба́к • (slabák) m pers (genitive слабака́, nominative plural слабаки́, genitive plural слабакі́в, diminutive слабачо́к) (colloquial)

1. weakling (a person of weak physical constitution)
2. weakling, wimp, wuss (a person of weak character)

Declension

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

	singular	plural
nominative	слаба́к slabák	слабаки́ slabaký
genitive	слабака́ slabaká	слабакі́в slabakív
dative	слабако́ві, слабаку́ slabakóvi, slabakú	слабака́м slabakám
accusative	слабака́ slabaká	слабакі́в slabakív
instrumental	слабако́м slabakóm	слабака́ми slabakámy
locative	слабако́ві, слабаку́ slabakóvi, slabakú	слабака́х slabakáx
vocative	слабаку́ slabakú	слабаки́ slabaký

References

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1978), “слабак”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), volume 9 (С), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, page 340
• “слабак”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)

Further reading

• A. Rysin, V. Starko, Yu. Marchenko, O. Telemko, et al. (compilers, 2007–2022), “слабак”, in Russian-Ukrainian Dictionaries
• A. Rysin, V. Starko, et al. (compilers, 2011–2020), “слабак”, in English-Ukrainian Dictionaries
• “слабак”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
• “слабак”, in Словник.ua [Slovnyk.ua] (in Ukrainian)