собака
Russian
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Etymology
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Pronunciation
Noun
соба́ка • (sobáka) f anim (genitive соба́ки, nominative plural соба́ки, genitive plural соба́к)
- dog
- сторожева́я соба́ка ― storoževája sobáka ― watchdog
- дворо́вая соба́ка ― dvoróvaja sobáka ― cur, mongrel, mutt
- Вот где соба́ка зарыта! ― Vot gde sobáka zaryta! ― Now I see it!
- Его́ ка́ждая соба́ка зна́ет ― Jevó káždaja sobáka znájet ― Everyone knows him.
- голо́дный как соба́ка ― golódnyj kak sobáka ― as hungry as a dog; wolfish, rapacious
- замёрзнуть как соба́ка ― zamjórznutʹ kak sobáka ― to be chilled to the marrow
- злой как соба́ка ― zloj kak sobáka ― mad as hell
- ну́жный как соба́ке пя́тая нога́ ― núžnyj kak sobáke pjátaja nogá ― need like a hole in the head
- соба́ка на се́не ― sobáka na séne ― dog in the manger
- соба́ку съесть ― sobáku sʺjestʹ ― to know something inside out
- уста́ть как соба́ка ― ustátʹ kak sobáka ― to be dog-tired
- hound
- соба́ка-ище́йка ― sobáka-iščéjka ― bloodhound
- (derogatory) mongrel; bastard
- (Internet) @ (at sign)
Declension
Synonyms
Hyponyms
- дворня́га (dvornjága)
Derived terms
- по-соба́чьи (po-sobáčʹi)
- соба́чий (sobáčij)
- собачиться (sobačitʹsja)
See also
References
Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “собака”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
Ukrainian
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Etymology
From Old East Slavic [Term?] (see cognates Belarusian сабака (sabaka), Russian собака (sobaka)), borrowed from a Middle Iranian language.
Pronunciation
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Noun
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- dog (animal)
Declension
Noun
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Declension
References
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “собака”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
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