Macedonian

Noun

замок • ‎(zamok) m

1. castle

Russian

Etymology 1

Borrowing from Polish zamek, which is a calque via Czech zámek of Middle High German sloz ‎(“lock, keep”), which, in turn, is a calque of Latin clūsa ‎(“lock, fort, fortification”). Attested from the 17th century. Related to замыкать ‎(zamykatʹ) (замкнуть ‎(zamknutʹ)).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈzamək]

Noun

за́мок • ‎(zámok) m inan ‎(genitive за́мка, nominative plural за́мки, genitive plural за́мков)

1. castle

Declension

Etymology 2

From the verb замыкать ‎(zamykatʹ, “to close”), from за- ‎(za-) + -мкнуть, related to Old East Slavic промъкнѫти сѧ ‎(promŭknǫti sę, “to dash past, propagate, be carried”) and Old Church Slavonic мъкнѫти сѧ ‎(mŭknǫti sę, “transpire”). Cognate with Ukrainian замкнути ‎(zamknuty), Belarusian мкнуць ‎(mknucʹ), Bulgarian мъкна ‎(mǎkna, “pull out”), Serbo-Croatian макнути ‎(“to move”), Slovene makníti, Czech mknouti, Slovak mknúť, Polish mknąć ‎(“to move, push, encourage”), whence Russian мчать ‎(mčatʹ). Related to Lithuanian mùkti, munkù, mukaũ ‎(“be released, escape”), Latvian mukt ‎(“knock off, slip”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [zɐˈmok]

Noun

замо́к • ‎(zamók) m inan ‎(genitive замка́, nominative plural замки́, genitive plural замко́в)

1. lock

   америка́нский замо́к‎ ― amerikánskij zamók ― springlock

   англи́йский замо́к‎ ― anglíjskij zamók ― patent lock

   на замке́‎ ― na zamké ― under lock and key

   под замко́м‎ ― pod zamkóm ― under lock and key

See also

• ключ m ‎(ključ)

Declension

Ukrainian

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈzɑmɔk]

Noun

за́мок • ‎(zámok) m inan ‎(genitive за́мку, nominative plural за́мки)

1. castle

Declension

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [zɐˈmɔk]

Noun

замо́к • ‎(zamók) m inan ‎(genitive замка́, nominative plural замки́)

1. lock

Declension

References

• Bilodid I. K., editor (1970–1980), “замок”, in Slovnyk ukrajinsʹkoji movy, Kiev: Naukova Dumka