мрак

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Bulgarian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *morkъ.

Pronunciation

Noun

мрак (mrakm (relational adjective мра́чен)

  1. (uncountable) darkness, dimness (lack of light)

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Macedonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *morkъ.

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Noun

мрак (mrakm (relational adjective мрачен)

  1. darkness

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Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic мракъ (mrakŭ), from Proto-Slavic *morkъ. Doublet of мо́рок (mórok), the inherited East Slavic form.

Pronunciation

Noun

мрак (mrakm inan (genitive мра́ка, nominative plural мра́ки, genitive plural мра́ков) (literary)

  1. shadow, darkness
    Synonyms: тьма f (tʹma), те́мень f (témenʹ), потёмки f (potjómki), мгла f (mgla), темнота́ f (temnotá)
  2. gloom, cheerlessness
  3. (poetic) despair

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Predicative

мрак (mrak)

  1. (colloquial) it's a nightmare, it's appalling/dreadful

Derived terms

References

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “мрак”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *morkъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *markas, from Proto-Indo-European *mergʷ- (to flicker; to darken; to be dark).

Pronunciation

Noun

мра̑к m (Latin spelling mrȃk)

  1. dark, darkness
  2. dusk
    Они раде од јутра до мрака.They work from dawn to dusk.
  3. (slang) the bomb, the shit (something of excellent quality)

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Further reading

  • мрак” in Hrvatski jezični portal