крюк

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крюк

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According to Pokorny, from Proto-Indo-European *gers- (“to twist, bend, turn”), see also Old Saxon kerian, Old Norse keyra (“to whip”), also Ancient Greek γέρδιος (gérdios, “weaver”).

According to Vasmer, the word is borrowed from Old Norse krókr, itself probably from the same Indo-European root.

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крюк • (krjuk) m inan (genitive крюка́, nominative plural крюки́ or крю́чья, genitive plural крюко́в or крю́чьев, diminutive крючо́к)

1. hook

   ру́ки-крю́ки (у кого́-либо)

   rúki-krjúki (u kovó-libo)

   (someone's) fingers are all thumbs

2. detour

• Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “крюк”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress

Ukrainian Wikipedia has an article on:

крюк

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Inherited from Old Ruthenian крюкъ, крукъ (krjuk, kruk), from Old Norse krókr, from Proto-Germanic *krōkaz.

крюк • (krjuk) m inan (genitive крюка́, nominative plural крюки́, genitive plural крюкі́в, relational adjective крю́ковий, diminutive крючо́к)

1. hook

   Synonym: гак (hak)

2. pike pole, gaff, boathook

   Synonym: баго́р (bahór)

3. fishhook, fishing hook

   Synonyms: гачо́к (hačók), гак (hak)

4. (colloquial, dated) pettifogger, nitpicker

   Synonym: лицемі́р (lycemír)

5. (historical) kryuk (a symbol used in Znamenny Chant)

From Proto-Slavic *krukъ.

• (standard) крук m (kruk)

крюк • (krjuk) m animal (genitive крю́ка, nominative plural крюки́, genitive plural крюкі́в)

1. (dialectal) Alternative form of крук (kruk) raven

   Synonym: во́рон m (vóron)

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “крюк”, 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), “крюк”, 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
• A. Rysin, V. Starko, Yu. Marchenko, O. Telemko, et al. (compilers, 2007–2022), “крюк”, in Russian-Ukrainian Dictionaries
• A. Rysin, V. Starko, et al. (compilers, 2011–2020), “крюк”, in English-Ukrainian Dictionaries
• “крюк”, in Горох – Словозміна (in Ukrainian)
• “крюк”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
• “крюк”, in Словник.ua (in Ukrainian)