хробак

Ukrainian

Etymology

From dialectal Proto-Slavic *xrobakъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [xrɔˈbak]

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Noun

хроба́к • (xrobák) m animal (genitive хробака́, nominative plural хробаки́, genitive plural хробакі́в)

1. grub (insect larva that lives in the ground)
2. worm (tubular invertebrate)
3. (figuratively, colloquial) worm (contemptible or devious being)
4. (figuratively, dialectal) nipper (young child)
5. (figuratively, colloquial) worm (an internal tormentor; something that gnaws or afflicts one’s mind with remorse)

Declension

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

	singular	plural
nominative	хроба́к xrobák	хробаки́ xrobaký
genitive	хробака́ xrobaká	хробакі́в xrobakív
dative	хробако́ві, хробаку́ xrobakóvi, xrobakú	хробака́м xrobakám
accusative	хробака́ xrobaká	хробаки́, хробакі́в xrobaký, xrobakív
instrumental	хробако́м xrobakóm	хробака́ми xrobakámy
locative	хробако́ві, хробаку́ xrobakóvi, xrobakú	хробака́х xrobakáx
vocative	хроба́че xrobáče	хробаки́ xrobaký

Synonyms

• (worm): черв'я́к m (červʺják), роба́к m (robák)

Hypernyms

• (grub): личи́нка f (lyčýnka)

Further reading

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “хробак”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• A. Rysin, V. Starko, Yu. Marchenko, O. Telemko, et al. (compilers, 2007–2022), “хробак”, in Russian-Ukrainian Dictionaries
• A. Rysin, V. Starko, et al. (compilers, 2011–2020), “хробак”, in English-Ukrainian Dictionaries
• “хробак”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)
• “хробак”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
• “хробак”, in Словник.ua [Slovnyk.ua] (in Ukrainian)