фокус

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Bulgarian

Etymology 1

Scientific term from Latin focus.

Pronunciation

Noun

фо́кус (fókusm (relational adjective фо́кусен)

  1. (optics, trigonometry) focus
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References

  • фокус¹”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • фокус¹”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Etymology 2

From a popular "spell" фо́кус-мо́кус (fókus-mókus, hocus-pocus) that illusionists say before performing the final surprise of their trick routine.

Pronunciation

Noun

фо́кус (fókusm (relational adjective фо́кусен)

  1. magical trick, illusion
    Synonyms: вълше́бство (vǎlšébstvo), илю́зия (iljúzija), трик (trik)
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Derived terms

References

  • фокус²”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • фокус²”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Macedonian

Pronunciation

Noun

фокус (fokusm (relational adjective фокален)

  1. focus

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Russian

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Noun

фо́кус (fókusm inan (genitive фо́куса, nominative plural фо́кусы, genitive plural фо́кусов)

  1. hocus-pocus, trick, sleight of hand
  2. freak, whim
  3. focus (in optics)

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Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fǒːkus/
  • Hyphenation: фо‧кус

Noun

фо́кус m (Latin spelling fókus)

  1. focus

Declension

Ukrainian

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Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Borrowed from German Fokus, from Latin focus.[1]

Noun

фо́кус (fókusm inan (genitive фо́куса, nominative plural фо́куси, genitive plural фо́кусів, relational adjective фо́кусний or фока́льний)

  1. (optics) focus, focal point
  2. (photography, cinematography) focus
  3. (geometry) focus
  4. (seismology) focus
    Synonym: гіпоце́нтр m (hipocéntr)
  5. (figuratively) focus, focal point (centre of activity; something to which activity, attention or interest is primarily directed)
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Etymology 2

Borrowed from German Hokuspokus.[2]

Noun

фо́кус (fókusm inan (genitive фо́куса, nominative plural фо́куси, genitive plural фо́кусів, relational adjective фо́кусний)

  1. magic trick, trick, hocus-pocus, sleight, sleight of hand
Declension
Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Melnychuk, O. S., editor (2012), “фокус¹”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), volume 6 (У – Я), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, →ISBN, page 115
  2. ^ Melnychuk, O. S., editor (2012), “фокус²”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), volume 6 (У – Я), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, →ISBN, page 115

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