nauka

See also: наука

Basque

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nau̯ka/, [nau̯.ka]

Verb

nauka

1. Third-person singular (hark), taking first-person singular (ni) as direct object, present indicative form of eduki.

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *nauka. Related to nawyk.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /naˈ(w)u.ka/, /ˈna.(w)u.ka/, (nonstandard) /ˈnaw.ka/

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• Rhymes: -uka, -awka
• Syllabification: na‧u‧ka
• Syllabification: nau‧ka

Noun

nauka f

1. science, field of study (e.g., physics, mathematics, history)
2. the process of learning or teaching

   Dziś wieczorem mam sporo nauki. ― I have a lot to learn tonight.

3. lesson, moral (ethical significance or practical lesson)

Declension

Declension of nauka

	singular	plural
nominative	nauka	nauki
genitive	nauki	nauk
dative	nauce	naukom
accusative	naukę	nauki
instrumental	nauką	naukami
locative	nauce	naukach
vocative	nauko	nauki

Derived terms

adjectives

• antynaukowy
• naukowy
• popularnonaukowy

 

noun

• naukowiec

 

Further reading

• nauka in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• nauka in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *nauka.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nǎuka/
• Hyphenation: na‧u‧ka

Noun

nàuka f (Cyrillic spelling на̀ука)

1. (chiefly Bosnia, Serbia, Montenegro) science

Usage notes

In Croatia, the more commonly used and preferred literary word is znȁnōst.

Declension

Declension of nauka

	singular	plural
nominative	nauka	nauke
genitive	nauke	nauka
dative	nauci	naukama
accusative	nauku	nauke
vocative	nauko	nauke
locative	nauci	naukama
instrumental	naukom	naukama

Related terms

• naučan