люк

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See also: лук and -лук

Belarusian

люк
люк

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian люк (ljuk), from Dutch luik.

Pronunciation

Noun

люк (ljukm inan (genitive лю́ка, nominative plural лю́кі, genitive plural лю́каў)

  1. hatch, hatchway, trapdoor
    • 1928 , Arthur Conan Doyle, translated by Кастусь Гарабурда, Глыбіня Маракота, Minsk: ДВБ, translation of The Maracot Deep, page 57:
      Наш збаўца пазіраў са здаволеньнем то на аднаго, то на другога з нас, і потым паказаў, што трэба ісьці за ім цераз люк на дно акіяну.
      Naš zbaŭca paziraŭ sa zdavóljenʹnjem to na adnahó, to na druhóha z nas, i pótym pakazaŭ, što treba isʹci za im cjeraz ljuk na dno akijanu.
    • 1937 , Victor Hugo, translated by Janka Maŭr, Дзевяноста трэці , Minsk: ДВБ, translation of Quatrevingt-treize (in French), page 25:
      Усе гэтыя трыццаць гармат — ці таму, што прадбачылася бура, ці проста для таго, каб надаць судну мірны характар, — былі прымацаваны на месцах трайнымі ланцугамі такім чынам, што жэрлы ўпіраліся ў шчыльна зачыненыя люкі.
      Usje hetyja tryccacʹ harmat — ci tamu, što pradbačylasja bura, ci prósta dlja tahó, kab nadacʹ sudnu mirny xaraktar, — byli prymacavany na mjescax trajnymi lancuhami takim čynam, što žerly ŭpiralisja ŭ ščylʹna začynjenyja ljuki.
      These thirty carronades—whether in anticipation of a storm or simply to give the ship a peaceful appearance—were fastened in place by triple chains in such a way that the muzzles were pressing against the tightly sealed hatches.

Declension

References

  1. ^ Martynaŭ, V. U., Tsykhun, G. A., editors (1978–2017), “люк”, in Этымалагічны слоўнік беларускай мовы (in Belarusian), Minsk: Belaruskaia navuka

Further reading

  • люк”, in Skarnik's Belarusian dictionary (in Belarusian), based on Kandrat Krapiva's Explanatory Dictionary of the Belarusian Language (1977-1984)
  • люк” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org

Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch luik.

Pronunciation

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Noun

люк (ljukm inan (genitive лю́ка, nominative plural лю́ки, genitive plural лю́ков)

  1. hatch, hatchway
  2. port

Declension

Descendants

  • Armenian: լյուկ (lyuk)
  • Georgian: ლიუკი (liuḳi)
  • Ukrainian: люк (ljuk)

Ukrainian

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian люк (ljuk), from Dutch luik.

Pronunciation

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Noun

люк (ljukm inan (genitive лю́ка, nominative plural лю́ки, genitive plural лю́ків, relational adjective лю́ковий or люкови́й)

  1. hatch, hatchway

Declension

Declension of люк
(inan velar masc-form accent-a)
singular plural
nominative люк
ljuk
лю́ки
ljúky
genitive лю́ка
ljúka
лю́ків
ljúkiv
dative лю́кові, лю́ку
ljúkovi, ljúku
лю́кам
ljúkam
accusative люк
ljuk
лю́ки
ljúky
instrumental лю́ком
ljúkom
лю́ками
ljúkamy
locative лю́ку
ljúku
лю́ках
ljúkax
vocative лю́ку
ljúku
лю́ки
ljúky

References

  1. ^ Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1989), “люк”, in Етимологічний словник української мови (in Ukrainian), volume 3 (Кора – М), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, →ISBN, page 324

Further reading