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око
око
Macedonian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *oko, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ekʷ-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɔkɔ/
Noun
око • (oko) n (plural очи)
Declension
Old Church Slavonic
Alternative forms
- Glagolitic: ⱁⰽⱁ (oko)
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *oko, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ekʷ-.
Noun
око • (oko) n
Old East Slavic
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *oko, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ekʷ-.
Noun
око (oko) n
Russian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *oko, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ekʷ-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈokə]
Noun
о́ко • (óko) n inan (genitive о́ка, nominative plural о́чи*, genitive plural оче́й*) (* о́чи is actually an old nominative dual form for neuter nouns.)
- (dated or poetic or literary) eye (used in proverbs and expressions)
- о́чи чёрные ― óči čórnyje ― dark eyes
- ви́дит о́ко, да зуб неймёт ― vídit óko, da zub nejmjót ― (proverb) The eye sees (it) but the tooth cannot take it.
Declension
Synonyms
- глаз m (glaz) (a more common term)
Related terms
- зао́чный (zaóčnyj)
- очеви́дный (očevídnyj)
Serbo-Croatian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ôko/
- Hyphenation: о‧ко
Etymology 1
From Proto-Slavic *oko, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ekʷ-.
Noun
о̏ко n (Latin spelling ȍko)
Declension
Etymology 2
Preposition
о̏ко (Latin spelling ȍko)
- (with genitive) around
- (with genitive) about
- (with genitive) approximately
Ukrainian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *oko, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ekʷ-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈɔkɔ]
Noun
о́ко • (óko) n (genitive о́ка, nominative plural о́чі)
Declension
Usage notes
Notice that the irregular plural is an old dual form.
Noun
о́ко • (óko) n (genitive о́ка, nominative plural о́ка)
- (archaic) A unit of weight, approximately 1.2 kg.
- (archaic) A measure for alcoholic beverages, approximately 1-1.5 liters.
Declension
References
- Bilodid I. K., editor (1970–1980), “око”, in Slovnyk ukrajinsʹkoji movy, Kiev: Naukova Dumka