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Macedonian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *vьlkъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *wilkás, from Proto-Indo-European *wĺ̥kʷos.
Pronunciation
Noun
волк • (volk) m (plural волци, feminine волчица, relational adjective волчи, diminutive волче, augmentative волчиште)
- wolf
Declension
Russian
Etymology
Inherited from Old East Slavic вълкъ (vŭlkŭ), from Proto-Slavic *vьlkъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *wilkás, from Proto-Indo-European *wĺ̥kʷos.
Pronunciation
Noun
волк • (volk) m anim (genitive во́лка, nominative plural во́лки, genitive plural волко́в, feminine волчи́ца, relational adjective во́лчий, diminutive волчо́к, augmentative волчи́ще or волча́ра)
- wolf
Declension
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References
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “волк”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
- Chernykh, P. Ja. (1993) “волк”, in Историко-этимологический словарь русского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), 3rd edition, volume 1 (а – пантомима), Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN, page 163