гук

Belarusian

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɣuk]

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Noun

гук • (huk) m inan (genitive гу́ку, nominative plural гу́кі, genitive plural гу́каў)

1. sound

Declension

Declension of гук (inan velar masc-form accent-a)

	singular	plural
nominative	гук huk	гу́кі húki
genitive	гу́ку húku	гу́каў húkaŭ
dative	гу́ку húku	гу́кам húkam
accusative	гук huk	гу́кі húki
instrumental	гу́кам húkam	гу́камі húkami
locative	гу́ку húku	гу́ках húkax
count form	—	гу́кі1 húki1

¹Used with the numbers 2, 3, 4 and higher numbers after 20 ending in 2, 3, and 4.

Derived terms

• гу́чны (húčny)

See also

• шум (šum)

References

• “гук” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org

Ukrainian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *gukъ. Cognate with Belarusian гук (huk), Polish huk.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɦuk]

• Audio:

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Noun

гук • (huk) m inan (genitive гу́ку, uncountable)

1. noise

   Synonym: шум (šum)

2. call, voice

Declension

Declension of гук (inan sg-only velar masc-form accent-a)

	singular
nominative	гук huk
genitive	гу́ку húku
dative	гу́кові, гу́ку húkovi, húku
accusative	гук huk
instrumental	гу́ком húkom
locative	гу́ку húku
vocative	гу́ку húku

Derived terms

• гучни́й (hučnýj)

Related terms

• гука́ти (hukáty)
• гуча́ти (hučáty)

Further reading

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “гук”, 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), “гук”, 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
• “гук”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)