совок

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Russian

совок

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From сова́ть (sovátʹ, to put; to slip, to give; to poke in) +‎ -о́к (-ók).

Noun

сово́к (sovókm inan (genitive совка́, nominative plural совки́, genitive plural совко́в)

  1. scoop, dustpan
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Descendants
  • Armenian: սավոկ (savok)

References

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

Etymology 2

From сове́т (sovét) +‎ -о́к (-ók), possibly inspired by the above homonym.

Noun

сово́к (sovókm inan or m anim (genitive совка́, nominative plural совки́, genitive plural совко́в)

  1. (inanimate, derogatory) Soviet Union, sovok, sovdep, sovdepia/sovdepiya
  2. (animate, derogatory) person supporting Soviet ideology, morals or habits, sovok
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Ukrainian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From сова́ти (sováty, to put; to slip, to give; to poke in) +‎ -о́к (-ók).

Noun

сово́к (sovókm inan (genitive совка́, nominative plural совки́, genitive plural совкі́в, relational adjective совко́вий, diminutive сово́чок)

  1. scoop, dustpan
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References

Etymology 2

Influenced by Russian сово́к (sovók), equivalent to сові́т (sovít) +‎ -о́к (-ók).

Noun

сово́к (sovókm inan (genitive совка́, nominative plural совки́, genitive plural совкі́в, relational adjective совко́вий)

  1. (inanimate, derogatory) Soviet Union, sovok, sovdep, sovdepia/sovdepiya
  2. (personal, derogatory) person supporting Soviet ideology, morals or habits, sovok
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inanimate
personal
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