шчупак

Belarusian

шчупак

Alternative forms

• ščupak, szczupak — Łacinka (Belarusian Latin alphabet)

Etymology

Possibly шчу́паць (ščúpacʹ, “to inspect”) +‎ -а́к (-ák). Compare Polish szczupak.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʂt͡ʂuˈpak]

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Noun

шчупа́к • (ščupák) m animal (genitive шчупака́, nominative plural шчупакі́, genitive plural шчупако́ў, diminutive шчупачо́к)

1. pike (fish)
   • 1859 [1834], Adam Mickiewicz, translated by Vintsent Dunin-Martsinkyevich, Pan Tadeusz, Wilno: Drukarnia A. Syrkina, translation of Pan Tadeusz, page 66:

     Woś draczyk atazwáusia, — darmá jahó slédzisz,
     Jak szczupaká u Niémnie, — u trawié nia dahlédzisz;

     A corncrake made a scream, but it's futile trying to locate it,
     Similar to a pike in Neman, there's no way to see it through the grass;

Declension

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

	singular	plural
nominative	шчупа́к ščupák	шчупакі́ ščupakí
genitive	шчупака́ ščupaká	шчупако́ў ščupakóŭ
dative	шчупаку́ ščupakú	шчупака́м ščupakám
accusative	шчупака́ ščupaká	шчупако́ў ščupakóŭ
instrumental	шчупако́м ščupakóm	шчупака́мі ščupakámi
locative	шчупаку́ ščupakú	шчупака́х ščupakáx
count form	—	шчупакі́1 ščupakí1

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

Further reading

• “шчупак” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org
• “шчупак”, in Skarnik's Belarusian dictionary (in Belarusian), based on Kandrat Krapiva's Explanatory Dictionary of the Belarusian Language (1977-1984)