сука

See also: сꙋка and suka

Russian

Etymology 1

From Old East Slavic сꙋка (suka), from Proto-Slavic *sǫka (compare Polish suka), ultimately from a derivative of Proto-Indo-European *ḱwṓ. Cognates include Armenian շուն (šun, “dog”), German Hund (“dog”), Ancient Greek κύων (kúōn, “dog”), Irish cú (“dog”), Latin canis (“dog”), Persian سگ‎ (“dog”), Sanskrit श्वन् (śvan, “dog”), English hound.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsukə]

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Noun

су́ка • (súka) f anim (genitive су́ки, nominative plural су́ки, genitive plural сук, diminutive су́чка)

1. bitch (female dog)
2. (vulgar, offensive) bitch; contemptible person, usually but not necessarily female
3. (Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this sense?) (vulgar, offensive) promiscuous slut
4. (slang, prison) inmate, who collaborates with prison administration; ссучившийся вор, ссученный вор.

Declension

Declension of су́ка (anim fem-form velar-stem accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	су́ка súka	су́ки súki
genitive	су́ки súki	су́к súk
dative	су́ке súke	су́кам súkam
accusative	су́ку súku	су́к súk
instrumental	су́кой, су́кою súkoj, súkoju	су́ками súkami
prepositional	су́ке súke	су́ках súkax

Derived terms

• су́кин (súkin)
• су́кин сын (súkin syn)

Interjection

су́ка • (súka)

1. (vulgar) shit!, fuck!

References

• Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) , “сука”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), translated from German and supplemented by Oleg Trubačóv, Moscow: Progress

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sʊˈka]

Noun

сука́ • (suká) m inan

1. genitive singular of сук (suk, “bough, limb, branch”)

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsukə]

Noun

су́ка • (súka) m inan

1. genitive singular of сук (suk, “souq”)