грак

Bulgarian

Etymology

Onomatopoeic, from Proto-Slavic *grakъ. Compare Latin grāculus (“jackdaw”) (whence English grackle).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡrak]

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Noun

грак • (grak) m

1. croak (cry made by ravens)

Declension

Declension of грак

	singular	plural
indefinite	грак grak	гра́кове grákove
definite (subject form)	гра́кът grákǎt	гра́ковете grákovete
definite (object form)	гра́ка gráka
count form	—	гра́ка gráka

Alternative forms

• гра́ка f (gráka) — dialectal

Derived terms

• гра-гра (gra-gra, “kra-kra”)
• гра́ча (gráča, “to croak”)

References

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

Ukrainian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɦrak]

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Noun

грак • (hrak) m animal (genitive грака́, nominative plural граки́, genitive plural гракі́в)

1. (ornithology) rook (a bird of the family Corvidae)

   Synonym: га́йворон m (hájvoron)

Declension

Declension of грак (animal velar masc-form accent-b)

	singular	plural
nominative	грак hrak	граки́ hraký
genitive	грака́ hraká	гракі́в hrakív
dative	грако́ві, граку́ hrakóvi, hrakú	грака́м hrakám
accusative	грака́ hraká	граки́, гракі́в hraký, hrakív
instrumental	грако́м hrakóm	грака́ми hrakámy
locative	грако́ві, граку́ hrakóvi, hrakú	грака́х hrakáx
vocative	гра́че hráče	граки́ hraký

Further reading

• “грак”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
• “грак”, in Словник.ua [Slovnyk.ua] (in Ukrainian)
• “грак”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)
• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “грак”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka