вкус
Bulgarian edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Old Church Slavonic въкоусъ (vŭkusŭ). Morphologically formed as в- (v-) + Proto-Slavic *kusъ (“probe, trial”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
вкус • (vkus) m (relational adjective вку́сов)
- taste, flavour, savour, smack (sensory feeling perceived through the tongue via contact with the percept)
- Hypernym: у́сет (úset)
- (figurative) taste, preference
- добъ́р вкус ― dobǎ́r vkus ― good taste
Declension edit
Declension of вкус
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | вкус vkus |
вку́сове vkúsove |
| definite (subject form) |
вкусъ́т vkusǎ́t |
вку́совете vkúsovete |
| definite (object form) |
вкуса́ vkusá | |
| count form | — | вку́са vkúsa |
Derived terms edit
- вку́свам impf (vkúsvam), вку́ся pf (vkúsja)
- вкусоти́я (vkusotíja, “tasty snack”)
- вку́сен (vkúsen, “tasty, savoury”)
Related terms edit
- ку́сам (kúsam, “to probe, to check taste”)
References edit
- “вкус”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “вкус”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
- Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “вкус”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 160
Macedonian edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
вкус • (vkus) m (plural вкусови, relational adjective вкусен)
- taste (also used figuratively)
Declension edit
Russian edit
Alternative forms edit
- вкусъ (vkus) — Pre-reform orthography (1918)
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic въкоусъ (vŭkusŭ), ultimately from Proto-Slavic *kusъ.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
вкус • (vkus) m inan (genitive вку́са, nominative plural вку́сы, genitive plural вку́сов, relational adjective вкусово́й)
- taste (one of the sensations produced by the tongue)
- по вку́су ― po vkúsu ― to taste (when adding spices)
- на вкус и цвет това́рищей нет (proverb) ― na vkus i cvet továriščej net ― there's no accounting for taste
- о вку́сах не спо́рят (proverb) ― o vkúsax ne spórjat ― every man to his taste
- flavour, fancy
- style, manner
Declension edit
Related terms edit
- безвку́сный (bezvkúsnyj), вку́сный (vkúsnyj), невку́сный (nevkúsnyj)
- безвку́сица f (bezvkúsica), вкуснятина f (vkusnjatina)
- вкуша́ть impf (vkušátʹ), вкуси́ть pf (vkusítʹ)
Descendants edit
- → Czech: vkus
See also edit
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References edit
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “вкус”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
Ukrainian edit
Alternative forms edit
- уку́с (ukús)
Etymology edit
Deverbal from вкуси́ти (vkusýty).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
вкус • (vkus) m inan (genitive вку́су, nominative plural вку́си, genitive plural вку́сів)
- Alternative form of уку́с (ukús)
Usage notes edit
- The forms вкус (vkus) (used after vowels) and уку́с (ukús) (used after consonants or at the beginning of a clause) differ in pronunciation but are considered variants of the same word.
Declension edit
Declension of вкус (inan hard masc-form accent-a)
Further reading edit
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “вкус”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2010–2023), “вкус”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 1–14 (а – префере́нція), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka; Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN
- “вкус”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)
- “вкус”, in Словник.ua [Slovnyk.ua] (in Ukrainian)