початок

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Russian

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Noun

поча́ток (počátokm inan (genitive поча́тка, nominative plural поча́тки, genitive plural поча́тков)

  1. maize ear
  2. (textile) cop

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Ukrainian

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Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *počętъkъ. Cognate with Polish początek, Carpathian Rusyn початок (počatok).

Alternative forms

Noun

поча́ток (počátokm inan (genitive поча́тку, nominative plural поча́тки, genitive plural поча́тків)

  1. beginning, start
    Antonym: кіне́ць (kinécʹ)
  2. source, origin
    Synonym: джерело́ (džereló)
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Etymology 2

Compare Russian поча́ток (počátok).This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Noun

поча́ток (počátokm inan (genitive поча́тка, nominative plural поча́тки, genitive plural поча́тків)

  1. (botany) ear, spike (fruiting body of a grain plant)
    Synonym: ко́лос (kólos)
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