Macedonian

Noun

штука • ‎(štuka) f

1. pike (fish)

Inflection

Russian

Etymology

Borrowing from Polish sztuka ‎(“piece”), in turn from German Stück. Cognate to English shtick.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈʂtukə]

Noun

шту́ка • ‎(štúka) f inan ‎(genitive шту́ки, nominative plural шту́ки, genitive plural штук)

1. piece, each (in counting items)

   Свеча́ — одна́ шту́ка‎ ― Svečá — odná štúka ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

2. thing

   Что э́то за шту́ка?‎

   Što éto za štúka?

   What sort of thing is this?

   Вот так шту́ка!‎

   Vot tak štúka!

   What a mess!

3. (colloquial) thousand

   Он мне шту́ку ба́ксов до́лжен‎ ― On mne štúku báksov dólžen ― He owes me a thousand bucks.

4. (aviation) Stuka (German Junkers Ju 87 dive bomber)

Declension

See also

• кусо́к ‎(kusók) (kusók) m
• часть ‎(častʹ) (čast’) f

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *ščuka.

Noun

шту̏ка f ‎(Latin spelling štȕka)

1. pike

Declension