зяблик
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Зяблик в Україні
Russian
Alternative forms
- зя́бликъ (zjáblik) — Pre-reform orthography (1918)
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *zęba (whence also Polish zięba, Serbo-Croatian зеба). Compare typologically Macedonian снегар (snegar) (< снег (sneg) < Proto-Slavic *sněgъ).
Also compare typologically снеги́рь (snegírʹ) (Serbo-Croatian зимница << Proto-Slavic *zima). Also see зиморо́док (zimoródok) (Czech ledňáček << Proto-Slavic *ledъ).
Pronunciation
Noun
зя́блик • (zjáblik) m anim (genitive зя́блика, nominative plural зя́блики, genitive plural зя́бликов, feminine зя́блица)
- chaffinch
- 1898, Александр Куприн , “III”, in Олеся; English translation from John Middleton Murry, transl., The Witch (Olyessia), 1916:
- — Смотри́, ба́бушка, зя́блики опя́ть за мно́ю увяза́лись, — воскли́кнула она́, гро́мко смея́сь, — посмотри́, каки́е смешны́е… Голо́дные совсе́м. А у меня́, как наро́чно, хле́ба с собо́й не бы́ло.
- — Smotrí, bábuška, zjábliki opjátʹ za mnóju uvjazálisʹ, — vosklíknula oná, grómko smejásʹ, — posmotrí, kakíje smešnýje… Golódnyje sovsém. A u menjá, kak naróšno, xléba s sobój ne býlo.
- ‘Look, granny, the finches hopped after me again,’ she cried, laughing. ‘Look, how funny they are. And, just as if on purpose, I had no bread with me.’
Declension
Declension of зя́блик (anim masc-form velar-stem accent-a)
References
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “зяблик”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
Further reading
- Dal, Vladimir (1880–1882) “зябнуть”, in Толковый Словарь живаго великорускаго языка (in Russian), 2nd edition, Publication of the bookseller-typographer Wolf, M. O.
Ukrainian
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Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *zęba.
Pronunciation
Noun
зя́блик • (zjáblyk) m animal (genitive зя́блика, nominative plural зя́блики, genitive plural зя́бликів)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | зя́блик zjáblyk |
зя́блики zjáblyky |
| genitive | зя́блика zjáblyka |
зя́бликів zjáblykiv |
| dative | зя́бликові, зя́блику zjáblykovi, zjáblyku |
зя́бликам zjáblykam |
| accusative | зя́блика zjáblyka |
зя́блики, зя́бликів zjáblyky, zjáblykiv |
| instrumental | зя́бликом zjáblykom |
зя́бликами zjáblykamy |
| locative | зя́бликові, зя́блику zjáblykovi, zjáblyku |
зя́бликах zjáblykax |
| vocative | зя́блику zjáblyku |
зя́блики zjáblyky |
References
- ^ Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1985), “зяблик”, in Етимологічний словник української мови (in Ukrainian), volume 2 (Д – Копці), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
Further reading
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “зяблик”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- “зяблик”, in Горох – Словозміна (in Ukrainian)
- “зяблик”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
- “зяблик”, in Словник.ua (in Ukrainian)