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Belarusian
Etymology
From Old Belarusian рука ( ruka ) , from Old East Slavic рѫка ( rǫka ) , from Proto-Slavic *rǫka , from Proto-Balto-Slavic *ránkāˀ .
Pronunciation
Noun
рука́ • (ruká ) f inan (genitive рукі́ , nominative plural ру́кі , genitive plural рук )
hand
arm
Declension
Declension of рука́ (inan velar fem-form accent-f )
1 Used with the numbers 2, 3, 4 and higher numbers after 20 ending in 2, 3, and 4.
Derived terms
Further reading
“рука ” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org
Old East Slavic
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *rǫkà , from Proto-Balto-Slavic *ránkāˀ .
Noun
рука́ (ruká ) f
hand
Declension
Accent paradigm c.
Descendants
Belarusian: рука́ ( ruká )
Russian: рука́ ( ruká )
Carpathian Rusyn: рука ( ruka )
Ukrainian: рука́ ( ruká )
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Russian
Etymology
From Old East Slavic рѫка ( rǫka ) , from Proto-Slavic *rǫka , from Proto-Balto-Slavic *ránkāˀ .
Pronunciation
Noun
рука́ • (ruká ) f inan (genitive руки́ , nominative plural ру́ки , genitive plural рук , relational adjective ручно́й , diminutive ру́чка or ручо́нка , augmentative ручи́ща )
hand
из рук в ру́ки ― iz ruk v rúki ― from hand to hand
уме́лые ру́ки ― umélyje rúki ― skilled worker (singular)
держа́ть кого́-либо за́ руку ― deržátʹ kovó-libo zá ruku ― to hold somebody by the hand
держа́ть себя́ в рука́х ― deržátʹ sebjá v rukáx ― to have control over oneself, to keep oneself in hand, to keep oneself under control
брать кого́-либо за́ руку ― bratʹ kovó-libo zá ruku ― to take somebody by the hand
вести́ кого́-либо за́ руку ― vestí kovó-libo zá ruku ― to lead somebody by the hand
держа́ть друг дру́га за́ руку ― deržátʹ drug drúga zá ruku ― to hold hands
здоро́ваться за́ руку с ке́м-либо ― zdoróvatʹsja zá ruku s kém-libo ― to shake hands with somebody, to greet by shaking hands with somebody
подава́ть /пода́ть ру́ку ― podavátʹ/podátʹ rúku ― to offer one's hand
Моя́ рука́ сожмётся . ― Mojá ruká sožmjótsja. ― My hand will be clenched.
развя́зывать /развяза́ть ру́ки ― razvjázyvatʹ/razvjazátʹ rúki ― to untie/free (someone's) hands
arm
Declension
Derived terms
Related terms
Adjectives with -ру́кий
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Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *rǫka , from Proto-Balto-Slavic *ránkāˀ .
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /rǔːka/
Hyphenation: ру‧ка
Noun
ру́ка f (Latin spelling rúka )
hand
Declension
Derived terms
Ukrainian
Etymology
From Old Ukrainian рѫка ( ruka ) , from Old East Slavic рѫка ( rǫka ) , from Proto-Slavic *rǫka , from Proto-Balto-Slavic *ránkāˀ .
Pronunciation
Noun
рука́ • (ruká ) f inan (genitive руки́ , nominative plural ру́ки , genitive plural рук , diminutive руча́ or ру́чка )
( anatomy ) hand
( anatomy ) arm
( writing ) hand , handwriting
Declension
Declension of рука́ (inan hard fem-form accent-f' )
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