овчарка
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Macedonian
Pronunciation
Noun
овчарка • (ovčarka) f (masculine овчар)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | овчарка (ovčarka) | овчарки (ovčarki) |
| definite unspecified | овчарката (ovčarkata) | овчарките (ovčarkite) |
| definite proximal | овчаркава (ovčarkava) | овчаркиве (ovčarkive) |
| definite distal | овчаркана (ovčarkana) | овчаркине (ovčarkine) |
| vocative | овчарке (ovčarke) | овчарки (ovčarki) |
Russian
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
овча́рка • (ovčárka) f anim (genitive овча́рки, nominative plural овча́рки, genitive plural овча́рок, masculine овча́р, augmentative овча́рище)
- female equivalent of овча́р (ovčár): female shepherd, shepherdess
- sheepdog, herding dog
- German Shepherd
Declension
Declension of овча́рка (anim fem-form velar-stem accent-a reduc)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | овча́рка ovčárka |
овча́рки ovčárki |
| genitive | овча́рки ovčárki |
овча́рок ovčárok |
| dative | овча́рке ovčárke |
овча́ркам ovčárkam |
| accusative | овча́рку ovčárku |
овча́рок ovčárok |
| instrumental | овча́ркой, овча́ркою ovčárkoj, ovčárkoju |
овча́рками ovčárkami |
| prepositional | овча́рке ovčárke |
овча́рках ovčárkax |
Pre-reform declension of овча́рка (anim fem-form velar-stem accent-a reduc)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | овча́рка ovčárka |
овча́рки ovčárki |
| genitive | овча́рки ovčárki |
овча́рокъ ovčárok |
| dative | овча́ркѣ ovčárkě |
овча́ркамъ ovčárkam |
| accusative | овча́рку ovčárku |
овча́рокъ ovčárok |
| instrumental | овча́ркой, овча́ркою ovčárkoj, ovčárkoju |
овча́рками ovčárkami |
| prepositional | овча́ркѣ ovčárkě |
овча́ркахъ ovčárkax |
Derived terms
- неме́цкая овча́рка (neméckaja ovčárka)
- шотла́ндская овча́рка (šotlándskaja ovčárka)
Related terms
Descendants
- → Armenian: ավչարկա (avčʻarka)
References
- Chernykh, P. Ja. (1993) “овчарка”, 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 592
Further reading
- овчарка in Большой толковый словарь, editor-in-chief С. А. Кузнецов – hosted at gramota.ru