Bulgarian

Noun

лук • ‎(luk) m (definite subject form лукът, definite object form лука, vocative form луко)

1. (uncountable) onions

   глава лук‎

   glava luk

   an onion

Derived terms

• чеснов лук ‎(česnov luk)

Macedonian

Noun

лук • ‎(luk) m

1. garlic

Inflection

Russian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [luk]
• Homophone: луг ‎(lug)

Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *lukъ, borrowed from Proto-Germanic *laukaz (compare German Lauch, English leek, Old Norse laukr whence Danish løg). Cognates include Polabian lāuk, Bulgarian лук ‎(luk) and Serbo-Croatian and Slovene luk.

Noun

лук • ‎(luk) m inan ‎(genitive лу́ка, nominative plural лу́ки, genitive plural лу́ков)

1. (usually uncountable, collectively) onion, onions

   зелёный лук ‎(zeljónyj luk) - leek

Declension

Derived terms

• лу́ковица ‎(lúkovica)
• го́ре лу́ковое ‎(góre lúkovoje)
• лук-бату́н ‎(luk-batún)
• лук-поре́й ‎(luk-poréj)
• лук-ре́занец ‎(luk-rézanec)
• лук-тата́рка ‎(luk-tatárka)
• лук-чесно́к ‎(luk-česnók)
• лу́ковый ‎(lúkovyj)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Slavic *lǫkъ. Cognate with Lithuanian lankus.

Noun

лук • ‎(luk) m inan ‎(genitive лу́ка, nominative plural лу́ки, genitive plural лу́ков)

1. bow (weapon used for shooting arrows)

Declension

See also

• стрела́ f ‎(strelá), арбале́т m ‎(arbalét)

Related terms

• лу́чник ‎(lúčnik)

Etymology 3

Borrowing from English look.

Noun

лук • ‎(luk) m inan ‎(genitive лу́ка, nominative plural лу́ки, genitive plural лу́ков)

1. (slang) appearance, clothing style, look

Declension

Etymology 4

Noun

лук • ‎(luk) f inan pl

1. genitive plural of лука́ ‎(luká)

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *lukъ, from Proto-Germanic *laukaz.

Noun

лу̏к m ‎(Latin spelling lȕk)

1. onion
2. (regional) garlic
3. any Allium species

Declension

Etymology 2

From Proto-Slavic *lǫkъ. Cognate with Lithuanian lankus.

Noun

лу̑к m ‎(Latin spelling lȗk)

1. bow (weapon used for shooting arrows)
2. arch

Declension