знак

Belarusian

Alternative forms

• znak — Łacinka (Belarusian Latin alphabet)

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *znakъ.

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -ak

Noun

знак • (znak) m inan (genitive зна́ка, nominative plural зна́кі, genitive plural зна́каў)

1. sign, mark
2. symbol

Declension

Derived terms

• зна́чыць (znáčycʹ)

References

• “знак” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *znakъ.

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -ak

Noun

знак • (znak) m

1. sign
2. character (symbol)

Declension

Macedonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *znakъ.

Pronunciation

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Noun

знак • (znak) m (relational adjective знаковен)

1. sign
2. character (symbol for a sound or a word)

Declension

Russian

Alternative forms

• знакъ (znak) — Pre-reform orthography (1918)

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic знакъ (znakŭ), from Proto-Slavic *znakъ, from *znati +‎ *-kъ.

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Noun

знак • (znak) m inan (genitive зна́ка, nominative plural зна́ки, genitive plural зна́ков, relational adjective зна́ковый, diminutive значо́к)

1. sign, mark

   зна́ки препина́ния ― znáki prepinánija ― punctuation marks

   в знак сла́бости ― v znak slábosti ― as a sign of weakness

2. symbol
3. omen
4. badge

Declension

Derived terms

• твёрдый знак m (tvjórdyj znak)
• мя́гкий зна́к m (mjáxkij znák)
• языково́й знак m (jazykovój znak)
• беззнаковый (bezznakovyj)
• значе́ние (značénije)
• значи́тельный (značítelʹnyj)
• зна́чить (znáčitʹ)
• значо́к m (značók)
• зна́ковый (znákovyj)
• назна́чить (naznáčitʹ)
• означа́ть (označátʹ)
• обознача́ть (oboznačátʹ)
• озна́ченный (oznáčennyj)

Related terms

• знать (znatʹ)

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *znakъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /znâːk/

Noun

зна̑к m (Latin spelling znȃk)

1. sign
2. symbol

Declension

Ukrainian

Ukrainian Wikipedia has an article on:

знак

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Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *znakъ.

Pronunciation

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Noun

знак • (znak) m inan (genitive зна́ка, nominative plural зна́ки, genitive plural зна́ків)

1. symbol
2. omen

Declension

Noun

знак • (znak) m inan (genitive зна́ку or знаку́, nominative plural знаки́, genitive plural знакі́в)

1. sign (trace, impression, token)

Declension

Further reading

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “знак”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2010–2023), “знак”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 1–14 (а – префере́нція), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka; Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN