венок

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Russian

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old East Slavic вѣнъкъ (věnŭkŭ), from Proto-Slavic *věnъkъ, from *věnъ (“wreath”) + *-ъkъ, details of further origin unclear (possibly from Proto-Indo-European *wóh₁y-nós or derived later) but ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *weh₁y- (“to twist, wind, weave”).

Cognate to вен (ven), венец (venec), вейка (vejka), вить (vitʹ), also compare dialectal Latvian vaînuks, vaîņuks (“wreath”).

Cognates in other Slavic languages include Ukrainian віно́к (vinók), Serbo-Croatian vijenac, Czech věnec, etc.

Alternative forms

вѣно́къ (věnók) — Pre-reform orthography (1918)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key):

Noun

вено́к • (venók) m inan (genitive венка́, nominative plural венки́, genitive plural венко́в)

wreath, garland

Declension

Declension of вено́к (inan masc-form velar-stem accent-b reduc)

	singular	plural
nominative	вено́к venók	венки́ venkí
genitive	венка́ venká	венко́в venkóv
dative	венку́ venkú	венка́м venkám
accusative	вено́к venók	венки́ venkí
instrumental	венко́м venkóm	венка́ми venkámi
prepositional	венке́ venké	венка́х venkáx

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

IPA^(key):

Noun

ве́нок • (vénok) f anim pl

genitive/accusative plural of ве́нка (vénka)

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