рука

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See also: рѫка

Belarusian

Etymology

Inherited from Old Belarusian рука (ruka), from Old East Slavic рѫка (rǫka), from Proto-Slavic *rǫka, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *ránkāˀ.

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Noun

рука́ (rukáf inan (genitive рукі́, nominative plural ру́кі, genitive plural рук)

  1. hand
  2. arm

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Further reading

  • рука” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org

Old East Slavic

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *rǫkà, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *ránkāˀ.

Noun

рука́ (rukáf

  1. hand

Declension

Accent paradigm c.

Descendants

  • Belarusian: рука́ (ruká)
  • Russian: рука́ (ruká)
  • Carpathian Rusyn: рука (ruka)
  • Ukrainian: рука́ (ruká)

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Russian

Etymology

From Old East Slavic рѫка (rǫka), from Proto-Slavic *rǫka, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *ránkāˀ.

Pronunciation

Noun

рука́ (rukáf inan (genitive руки́, nominative plural ру́ки, genitive plural рук, relational adjective ручно́й, diminutive ру́чка or ручо́нка, augmentative ручи́ща)

  1. hand
    из рук в ру́киiz ruk v rúkifrom hand to hand
    уме́лые ру́киumélyje rúkiskilled worker (singular)
    держа́ть кого́-либо за́ рукуderžátʹ kovó-libo zá rukuto hold someone by the hand
    держа́ть себя́ в рука́хderžátʹ sebjá v rukáxto have control over oneself, to keep oneself in hand, to keep oneself under control
    брать кого́-либо за́ рукуbratʹ kovó-libo zá rukuto take someone by the hand
    вести́ кого́-либо за́ рукуvestí kovó-libo zá rukuto lead someone by the hand
    держа́ть друг дру́га за́ рукуderžátʹ drug drúga zá rukuto hold hands
    здоро́ваться за́ руку с ке́м-либоzdoróvatʹsja zá ruku s kém-liboto shake hands with someone, to greet by shaking hands with someone
    подава́ть/пода́ть ру́куpodavátʹ/podátʹ rúkuto offer one's hand
    Моя́ рука́ сожмётся.Mojá ruká sožmjótsja.My hand will be clenched.
    развя́зывать/развяза́ть ру́киrazvjázyvatʹ/razvjazátʹ rúkito untie/free (someone's) hands
  2. arm

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References

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “рука”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  • Chernykh, P. Ja. (1993) “рука”, in Историко-этимологический словарь русского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), 3rd edition, volume 2 (панцирь – ящур), Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN, page 127

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *rǫka, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *ránkāˀ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /rǔːka/
  • Hyphenation: ру‧ка

Noun

ру́ка f (Latin spelling rúka)

  1. hand

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Ukrainian

Etymology

From Old Ukrainian рѫка (ruka), from Old East Slavic рѫка (rǫka), from Proto-Slavic *rǫka, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *ránkāˀ.

Pronunciation

Noun

рука́ (rukáf inan (genitive руки́, nominative plural ру́ки, genitive plural рук, diminutive руча́ or ру́чка)

  1. (anatomy) hand
  2. (anatomy) arm
  3. (writing) hand, handwriting

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