шчака

Belarusian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *ščeka. Cognate with Russian щека́ (ščeká) and Ukrainian щока́ (ščoká).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʂt͡ʂaˈka]

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Noun

шчака́ • (ščaká) f inan (genitive шчакі́, nominative plural шчо́кі, genitive plural шчок, diminutive шчо́чка)

1. cheek

   Synonym: палі́чка (palíčka)

Declension

Declension of шчака́ (inan velar fem-form accent-d а-о)

	singular	plural
nominative	шчака́ ščaká	шчо́кі ščóki
genitive	шчакі́ ščakí	шчок ščok
dative	шчацэ́ ščacé	шчо́кам ščókam
accusative	шчаку́ ščakú	шчо́кі ščóki
instrumental	шчако́й, шчако́ю ščakój, ščakóju	шчо́камі ščókami
locative	шчацэ́ ščacé	шчо́ках ščókax
count form	—	шчакі́1 ščakí1

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

References

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