vuk

See also: Vuk

Paiwan

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *buʀuk.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vuk/

Noun

vuk

1. rotten meat

Derived terms

• mavuk

References

• Chun-mei Chen (陳春美) (2006) A comparative study on Formosan phonology: Paiwan and Budai Rukai, p.51, University of Texas
• Roger Ferrell (1982) Paiwan Dictionary, Pacific Linguistics, The Australian National University

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *vьlkъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *wilkás, from Proto-Indo-European *wĺ̥kʷos.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vûːk/

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Noun

vȗk m (Cyrillic spelling ву̑к)

1. wolf

   mi o vuku ― speak of the devil

Declension

Declension of vuk

	singular	plural
nominative	vȗk	vȕkovi / vȗci
genitive	vȗka	vȕkōvā / vukóvā / vúkā
dative	vȗku	vȕkovima / vukòvima / vȗcima
accusative	vȗka	vȕkove / vȗke
vocative	vȗče	vȕkovi / vȗci
locative	vȗku	vȕkovima / vukòvima / vȗcima
instrumental	vȗkom	vȕkovima / vukòvima / vȗcima

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Slavomolisano

Etymology

From Serbo-Croatian vuk.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vûːk/

Noun

vuk m

1. wolf
   • 2010, Natalina Spadanuda, “Le renard et le loup”:

     Biša nu votu na vuk eš na lisica.

     Once upon a time there was a wolf and a fox.

Declension

    declension of vuk (anim series-1b masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
nominative	vuk	vuka
genitive	vuka	vuk, vuki
dative	vuku	vukami, vuki
accusative	vuk, vuka	vuka
locative	vuku	vuka
instrumental	vukom, vukam	vukami, vuki

References

• Breu, W., Mader Skender, M. B. & Piccoli, G. 2013. Oral texts in Molise Slavic (Italy): Acquaviva Collecroce. In Adamou, E., Breu, W., Drettas, G. & Scholze, L. (eds.). 2013. EuroSlav2010: Elektronische Datenbank bedrohter slavischer Varietäten in nichtslavophonen Ländern Europas – Base de données électronique de variétés slaves menacées dans des pays européens non slavophones. Konstanz: Universität / Paris: Lacito (Internet Publication).