штука
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See also: щука
Macedonian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ščùka.
Noun
шту́ка • (štúka) f (plural шту́ки)
- pike (fish)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | штука (štuka) | штуки (štuki) |
| definite unspecified | штуката (štukata) | штуките (štukite) |
| definite proximal | штукава (štukava) | штукиве (štukive) |
| definite distal | штукана (štukana) | штукине (štukine) |
| vocative | штуко (štuko) | штуки (štuki) |
Etymology 2
Borrowed from German Stuka, from Sturzkampfflugzeug (“dive bomber”).
Noun
шту́ка • (štúka) f (plural шту́ки)
- Stuka (German Junkers Ju 87 dive bomber)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | штука (štuka) | штуки (štuki) |
| definite unspecified | штуката (štukata) | штуките (štukite) |
| definite proximal | штукава (štukava) | штукиве (štukive) |
| definite distal | штукана (štukana) | штукине (štukine) |
| vocative | штуко (štuko) | штуки (štuki) |
References
- “штука” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) − drmj.eu
Russian
Etymology
Borrowed from Polish sztuka (“piece”), in turn from German Stück. Cognate to English shtick.
Pronunciation
Noun
шту́ка • (štúka) f inan (genitive шту́ки, nominative plural шту́ки, genitive plural штук, relational adjective шту́чный, diminutive шту́чка)
- piece, each (in counting items)
- thing
- (colloquial) thousand
- Stuka (German Junkers Ju 87 dive bomber)
Declension
Declension of шту́ка (inan fem-form velar-stem accent-a)
Pre-reform declension of шту́ка (inan fem-form velar-stem accent-a)
Derived terms
- штука́рь m anim (štukárʹ)
- штуке́нция f (štukéncija)
- штуко́вина f (štukóvina)
- шту́чный (štúčnyj)
- пошту́чный (poštúčnyj), пошту́чно (poštúčno)
- Phrases
- в шту́ках (v štúkax)
- вот так шту́ка (vot tak štúka)
- не шту́ка (ne štúka)
Related terms
- Borrowed
See also
References
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “штука”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
- Chernykh, P. Ja. (1993) “штука”, 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 426
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “штукенция”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
Anagrams
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ščùka.
Noun
шту̏ка f (Latin spelling štȕka)
Declension
Declension of штука
Further reading
- “штука”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024
- “штука”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024
- “штука”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024
Ukrainian
Etymology
Borrowed from Polish sztuka (“piece”), from German Stück. Cognate to English shtick.
Pronunciation
Noun
шту́ка • (štúka) f inan (genitive шту́ки, nominative plural шту́ки, genitive plural штук, relational adjective шту́чний, diminutive шту́чка)
- piece (single item belonging to a class of similar items)
- (colloquial) thing (various senses)
- (colloquial) piece (an artistic creation)
- (colloquial) piece of work (person who has a strong and unusual personality)
- (colloquial) trick (mischievous or annoying behaviour; a prank)
- (colloquial) trick (effective, clever or quick way of doing something)
Declension
Declension of шту́ка (inan hard fem-form accent-a)
Noun
шту́ка • (štúka) f inan (genitive шту́ки, uncountable) (dialectal)
- art
- Synonym: (nondialectal) мисте́цтво n (mystéctvo)
- skill
- Synonyms: (nondialectal) умі́ння n (umínnja), (nondialectal) майсте́рність f (majstérnistʹ)
Declension
Declension of шту́ка (inan sg-only hard fem-form accent-a)
References
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “штука”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- “штука”, in Горох – Словозміна (in Ukrainian)
Further reading
- A. Rysin, V. Starko, Yu. Marchenko, O. Telemko, et al. (compilers, 2007–2022), “штука”, in Russian-Ukrainian Dictionaries
- A. Rysin, V. Starko, et al. (compilers, 2011–2020), “штука”, in English-Ukrainian Dictionaries
- “штука”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
- “штука”, in Словник.ua (in Ukrainian)