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Лев → ‎(Lev →)

Proper noun

Рак • ‎(Rak) m anim, m inan ‎(genitive Ра́ка, nominative plural Ра́ки, genitive plural Ра́ков) (Symbol: ♋)

1. (astronomy) Cancer (a constellation of the zodiac in the shape of a crab).
2. (astrology) Cancer (the zodiac sign for the crab, covering June 22–July 22).

Derived terms

• тро́пик Ра́ка ‎(trópik Ráka)

Antonyms

• Козеро́г ‎(Kozeróg)

Declension

Serbo-Croatian

Proper noun

Рак m ‎(Latin spelling Rak)

1. crab
2. (astronomy) Cancer (a constellation of the zodiac in the shape of a crab).
3. (astrology) Cancer (the zodiac sign for the crab, covering June 22–July 22).

Bulgarian

Noun

рак • ‎(rak) m

1. cancer (disease of uncontrolled cellular proliferation)

Macedonian

Noun

рак • ‎(rak) m

1. crab
2. cancer
3. Cancer

Russian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [rak]

Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *rakъ.

Noun

рак • ‎(rak) m anim, m inan ‎(genitive ра́ка, nominative plural ра́ки, genitive plural ра́ков)

1. crawfish, crayfish

   Е́хал Гре́ка через ре́ку,

   ви́дит Гре́ка в ре́ке ра́к,

   су́нул Гре́ка в ре́ку ру́ку,

   ра́к за ру́ку Гре́ку — ца́п!

   (Russian tongue twister)

2. (astronomy, astrology) Cancer
3. (pathology) cancer

   рак пе́чени‎ ― rak péčeni ― liver cancer

4. (pathology) canker

Declension

Derived terms

• ра́ковый ‎(rákovyj)
• ра́чий ‎(ráčij)
• рачо́к ‎(račók)
• когда́ рак на горе́ сви́стнет ‎(kogdá rak na goré svístnet)

Etymology 2

Noun

рак • ‎(rak) f inan pl

1. genitive plural of ра́ка ‎(ráka)

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *rakъ.

Noun

ра̏к m ‎(Latin spelling rȁk)

1. crab
2. cancer

Declension