шоўк

Belarusian

Etymology

From Old East Slavic шьлкъ (šĭlkŭ), from a Germanic language. Compare Old Norse silki. Cognate with Russian шёлк (šolk), Ukrainian шовк (šovk) and Lithuanian šil̃kas.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʂou̯k]

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Noun

шоўк • (šoŭk) m inan (genitive шо́ўку, nominative plural шаўкі́, genitive plural шаўко́ў)

1. silk

Declension

Declension of шоўк (inan velar masc-form accent-c)

	singular	plural
nominative	шоўк šoŭk	шаўкі́ šaŭkí
genitive	шо́ўку šóŭku	шаўко́ў šaŭkóŭ
dative	шо́ўку šóŭku	шаўка́м šaŭkám
accusative	шоўк šoŭk	шаўкі́ šaŭkí
instrumental	шо́ўкам šóŭkam	шаўка́мі šaŭkámi
locative	шо́ўку šóŭku	шаўка́х šaŭkáx
count form	—	шо́ўкі1 šóŭki1

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

Derived terms

• шаўко́вы (šaŭkóvy)

References

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