материк
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Russian
Etymology
- According to Erich Berneker and Max Vasmer, from ма́терь (máterʹ) + -и́к (-ík).
- Accentologically, according to Andrey Zaliznyak, from матеро́й (materój) + -и́к (-ík) with a right-stressed substitutive subjective suffix. As well as временно́й (vremennój) → временни́к (vremenník), мелочно́й (meločnój) → мелочни́к (meločník), but варёный (varjónyj) → варе́ник (varénik), ры́жий (rýžij) → ры́жик (rýžik).
Pronunciation
Noun
матери́к • (materík) m inan (genitive материка́, nominative plural материки́, genitive plural материко́в, relational adjective материко́вый)
Declension
Declension of матери́к (inan masc-form velar-stem accent-b)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | матери́к materík |
материки́ materikí |
| genitive | материка́ materiká |
материко́в materikóv |
| dative | материку́ materikú |
материка́м materikám |
| accusative | матери́к materík |
материки́ materikí |
| instrumental | материко́м materikóm |
материка́ми materikámi |
| prepositional | материке́ materiké |
материка́х materikáx |
Synonyms
- контине́нт (kontinént)
Ukrainian
Etymology
Cognate with Russian матери́к (materík).
Pronunciation
Noun
матери́к • (materýk) m inan (genitive материка́, nominative plural материки́, genitive plural материкі́в)
- (geography) continent
- Synonym: контине́нт m (kontynént)
Declension
Declension of матери́к (inan velar masc-form accent-b)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | матери́к materýk |
материки́ materyký |
| genitive | материка́ materyká |
материкі́в materykív |
| dative | материко́ві, материку́ materykóvi, materykú |
материка́м materykám |
| accusative | матери́к materýk |
материки́ materyký |
| instrumental | материко́м materykóm |
материка́ми materykámy |
| locative | материку́ materykú |
материка́х materykáx |
| vocative | материку́ materykú |
материки́ materyký |
Further reading
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “материк”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- “материк”, in Горох – Словозміна (in Ukrainian)
- “материк”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
- “материк”, in Словник.ua (in Ukrainian)