Russian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old East Slavic паукъ (paukŭ), from Proto-Slavic *paǫkъ.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [pɐˈuk]
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

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пау́к (paúkm anim (genitive паука́, nominative plural пауки́, genitive plural пауко́в, feminine паучи́ха, relational adjective пауко́вый or пау́чий or паучи́ный, diminutive паучо́к, augmentative паучи́ще or пауча́ра, pejorative паучи́шка)

  1. spider
  2. (colloquial) mean, greedy person

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See also

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References

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  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “паук”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress

Serbo-Croatian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *paǫkъ.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /pâuːk/
  • Hyphenation: па‧ук

Noun

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па̏ӯк m (Latin spelling pȁūk)

  1. spider
  2. (figuratively) tow truck, breakdown lorry, wrecker
  3. weever

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References

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  • паук” in Hrvatski jezični portal