дзека

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Pannonian Rusyn

Etymology

Inherited from Old Slovak dzeka, a variant of deka, related to vďaka. Ultimately from Middle High German danc, from the same root as дзековац (dzekovac, to thank). Cognates include Carpathian Rusyn дя́ка (djáka, mood; appetite, desire), Polish dzięka (gratitude), and Ukrainian дя́ка (djáka, gratitude).

Pronunciation

Noun

дзека (dzekaf (related adjective дзечни)

  1. (uncountable) will, volition, liking
    Synonym: воля (volja)
    без дзекиbez dzekiwithout will, will-less
    з дзеки, з дзекуz dzeki, z dzekuwillingly, gladly (literally, “from will, with will”)
    нє з дзекуnje z dzekuunwillingly, against one's will (literally, “not with will”)
    од дзекиod dzekiof one's free will, without coercion (literally, “from will”)
    процив своєй дзекиprociv svojej dzekiagainst one's will
    буц дакому по дзекиbuc dakomu po dzekito be liked by someone (literally, “to be to someone's liking”)
    дац дакому на дзекуdac dakomu na dzekuto let someone have their way (literally, “to give someone at will”)
    за дзеку дакомуza dzeku dakomufor someone's love; according to someone's will
    з добрей дзекиz dobrej dzekiof one's free will, without coercion (literally, “of a good will”)
    зробиц дакому по дзекиzrobic dakomu po dzekito please someone (literally, “to do to someone by their liking”)
    мац дзекуmac dzekuto want, to desire, to be willing (literally, “to have the will”)
    моцна дзекаmocna dzekaa strong will
    нє було му по дзекиnje bulo mu po dzekiit wasn't to his liking
  2. (uncountable) mood, temper, disposition, humour
    Synonyms: норов (norov), розположенє (rozpoloženje)
    добрей дзекиdobrej dzekiin a good mood; a little drunk
    злей дзекиzlej dzekibad-tempered
    у дзекиu dzekiin the mood, in a good mood

Usage notes

  • Note the semantic difference between добрей дзеки (dobrej dzeki, in a good mood) and з добрей дзеки (z dobrej dzeki, of one's free will).
  • Note the semantic difference between з дзеки (z dzeki, willingly) and од дзеки (od dzeki, of one's free will), both literally meaning "of will".

Declension

Declension of дзека
singular plural
nominative дзека (dzeka)
genitive дзеки (dzeki)
dative дзеки (dzeki)
accusative дзеку (dzeku)
instrumental дзеку (dzeku)
locative дзеки (dzeki)
vocative дзеко (dzeko)

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