зарок

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *zarokъ. Deverbal from early Proto-Slavic *zarekti (later *zareťi), with Indo-European ablaut typical of nouns. Compare заре́чь (zaréčʹ, “to prohibit, to force to renounce”), заре́чься (zaréčʹsja, “to renounce, to forswear”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [zɐˈrok]

Noun

заро́к • (zarók) m inan (genitive заро́ка, nominative plural заро́ки, genitive plural заро́ков)

1. negative oath or vow (solemn promise not to do something)

Declension

Declension of заро́к (inan masc-form velar-stem accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	заро́к zarók	заро́ки zaróki
genitive	заро́ка zaróka	заро́ков zarókov
dative	заро́ку zaróku	заро́кам zarókam
accusative	заро́к zarók	заро́ки zaróki
instrumental	заро́ком zarókom	заро́ками zarókami
prepositional	заро́ке zaróke	заро́ках zarókax

Related terms

• зарека́ть impf (zarekátʹ), заре́чь pf (zaréčʹ)
• зарека́ться impf (zarekátʹsja), заре́чься pf (zaréčʹsja)