затока
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Belarusian
Pronunciation
Noun
зато́ка • (zatóka) f inan (genitive зато́кі, nominative plural зато́кі, genitive plural зато́к)
- bay (body of water, especially of the sea, partly surrounded by land)
- gulf (portion of an ocean or sea extending into the land)
Declension
Declension of зато́ка (inan velar fem-form accent-a)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | зато́ка zatóka |
зато́кі zatóki |
| genitive | зато́кі zatóki |
зато́к zatók |
| dative | зато́цы zatócy |
зато́кам zatókam |
| accusative | зато́ку zatóku |
зато́кі zatóki |
| instrumental | зато́кай, зато́каю zatókaj, zatókaju |
зато́камі zatókami |
| locative | зато́цы zatócy |
зато́ках zatókax |
| count form | — | зато́кі1 zatóki1 |
1Used with the numbers 2, 3, 4 and higher numbers after 20 ending in 2, 3, and 4.
References
- “затока” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org
Ukrainian
Etymology
Possibly borrowed from Polish zatoka.
Pronunciation
Noun
зато́ка • (zatóka) f inan (genitive зато́ки, nominative plural зато́ки, genitive plural зато́к)
- bay (body of water, especially of the sea, partly surrounded by land)
- gulf (portion of an ocean or sea extending into the land)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | зато́ка zatóka |
зато́ки zatóky |
| genitive | зато́ки zatóky |
зато́к zatók |
| dative | зато́ці zatóci |
зато́кам zatókam |
| accusative | зато́ку zatóku |
зато́ки zatóky |
| instrumental | зато́кою zatókoju |
зато́ками zatókamy |
| locative | зато́ці zatóci |
зато́ках zatókax |
| vocative | зато́ко zatóko |
зато́ки zatóky |
Derived terms
- А́денська зато́ка f (Ádensʹka zatóka, “Gulf of Aden”)
- Бенга́льська зато́ка f (Benhálʹsʹka zatóka, “Bay of Bengal”)
- Біска́йська зато́ка f (Biskájsʹka zatóka, “Bay of Biscay”)
- Бо́тнічна зато́ка f (Bótnična zatóka, “Gulf of Bothnia”)
- Мексика́нська зато́ка f (Meksykánsʹka zatóka, “Gulf of Mexico”)
- Пе́рська зато́ка f (Pérsʹka zatóka, “Persian Gulf”)
- Ри́зька зато́ка f (Rýzʹka zatóka, “Gulf of Riga”)
- Фі́нська зато́ка f (Fínsʹka zatóka, “Gulf of Finland”)
Related terms
See also
- бухта f (buxta)
Further reading
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “затока”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2014), “затока”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. (in Ukrainian), volumes 5 (з – зв'я́нути), Kyiv: Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN
- “затока”, in Горох – Словозміна (in Ukrainian)
- “затока”, in Словник.ua (in Ukrainian)