Bulgarian

Noun

щука • ‎(štúka) f

1. pike, jack, pickerel

Inflection

Russian

Щука

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *ščuka, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *skew- ‎(“to frighten”). Cognate with Old English scēoh, Old High German sciuhen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɕːukə]

Noun

щу́ка • ‎(ščúka) f anim ‎(genitive щу́ки, nominative plural щу́ки, genitive plural щук)

1. pike (any freshwater fish of the genus Esox, a relatively large, predatory fish)

Declension

Derived terms

• щу́чий ‎(ščúčij)

Ukrainian

Pronunciation

Noun

щу́ка • ‎(ščúka) f anim ‎(genitive щу́ки, nominative plural щу́ки)

1. pike (fish)

Declension

References

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