сердюк
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Ukrainian
Etymology
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish سورتوك (“streetwalker, dirty vagrant”). Related to Turkish sürtük.
Pronunciation
Noun
сердю́к • (serdjúk) m pers (genitive сердю́ка, nominative plural сердю́ки, genitive plural сердю́ків)
- (historical) a serdyuk, a Cossack soldier who serves as a mercenary for the hetman under the Zaporizhian Army.
Declension
Declension of сердю́к (pers velar masc-form accent-a)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | сердю́к serdjúk |
сердю́ки serdjúky |
| genitive | сердю́ка serdjúka |
сердю́ків serdjúkiv |
| dative | сердю́кові, сердю́ку serdjúkovi, serdjúku |
сердю́кам serdjúkam |
| accusative | сердю́ка serdjúka |
сердю́ків serdjúkiv |
| instrumental | сердю́ком serdjúkom |
сердю́ками serdjúkamy |
| locative | сердю́кові, сердю́ку serdjúkovi, serdjúku |
сердю́ках serdjúkax |
| vocative | сердю́ку serdjúku |
сердю́ки serdjúky |
Synonyms
- серденя́та (serdenjáta)
Derived terms
- сердюкі́вна (serdjukívna, “daughter of a serdyuk”)
- сердюче́нко (serdjučénko)
- сердю́ччина (serdjúččyna, “hetman's life guard”)
Descendants
- → English: serdyuk
References
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “сердюк”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka