ловушка

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Russian

Etymology

лови́ть (lovítʹ) +‎ -у́шка (-úška)

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Noun

лову́шка (lovúškaf inan (genitive лову́шки, nominative plural лову́шки, genitive plural лову́шек)

  1. trap, snare
    Synonym: западня́ (zapadnjá)
    • 1905, Фёдор Сологуб , chapter XVIII, in Мелкий бес; English translation from John Cournos and Richard Aldington, transl., The Little Demon, New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1916:
      На у́лице сомне́ния овладе́ли Передо́новым. А что, е́сли э́то — лову́шка? А вдруг ока́жется, что Гудаевский до́ма, и его́ схва́тят и начну́т бить?
      Na úlice somnénija ovladéli Peredónovym. A što, jésli éto — lovúška? A vdrug okážetsja, što Gudajevskij dóma, i jevó sxvátjat i načnút bitʹ?
      Once in the street, Peredonov was assailed by doubts. Suppose it was a trap ? And suppose it suddenly turned out that Goudayevsky was at home, and they should seize him and beat him ?

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Ukrainian

Etymology

лови́ти (lovýty) +‎ -у́шка (-úška)

Pronunciation

Noun

лову́шка (lovúškaf inan (genitive лову́шки, nominative plural лову́шки, genitive plural лову́шок)

  1. trap, snare

Declension

Declension of лову́шка
(inan hard fem-form accent-a reduc)
singular plural
nominative лову́шка
lovúška
лову́шки
lovúšky
genitive лову́шки
lovúšky
лову́шок
lovúšok
dative лову́шці
lovúšci
лову́шкам
lovúškam
accusative лову́шку
lovúšku
лову́шки
lovúšky
instrumental лову́шкою
lovúškoju
лову́шками
lovúškamy
locative лову́шці
lovúšci
лову́шках
lovúškax
vocative лову́шко
lovúško
лову́шки
lovúšky

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