покруч

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Ukrainian

Etymology

Borrowed from Polish pokurcz with subsequent metathesis under the influence of покрути́ти (pokrutýty).

Pronunciation

Noun

по́круч (pókručm inan or f inan (genitive по́круча or по́кручі, nominative plural по́кручі, genitive plural по́кручів or по́кручей)

  1. (colloquial) hybrid (plant)
  2. (colloquial, figurative, rare, chiefly plural) mutation, deviation
  3. (grammar) a word with one or more irregular inflected forms

Declension

Noun

по́круч (pókručm animal or f animal (genitive по́круча or по́кручі, nominative plural по́кручі, genitive plural по́кручів or по́кручей)

  1. (colloquial) hybrid (animal)

Declension

Noun

по́круч (pókručm pers or f pers (genitive по́круча or по́кручі, nominative plural по́кручі, genitive plural по́кручів or по́кручей)

  1. (colloquial) mestizo, mulatto, mixed-race person
  2. (figurative, derogatory) mutant, monster

Declension

References

  • Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2010–2023), “покруч”, 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
  • покруч”, in Горох – Словозміна (in Ukrainian)
  • Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1982–2012), “покруч”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka