Russian

Noun

ло́жка • ‎(lóžka) f inan ‎(genitive ло́жки, nominative plural ло́жки, genitive plural ло́жек)

1. spoon
2. spoonful

Declension

See also

• ви́лка ‎(vílka)
• нож ‎(nož)
• таре́лка ‎(tarélka)

References

• Fasmer, Maks (1964–1973), “ложка”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), translated from German and supplemented by Trubačev O. N., Moscow: Progress
• Černyx, P. Ja. (1999), “ложка”, in Istoriko-etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), volume 1, 3rd reprint edition, Moscow: Russkij jazyk, page 489

Ukrainian

Etymology

From Old East Slavic лъжька ‎(lŭžĭka), from Proto-Slavic *lъžьka, from *lъga + *-ьka.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈlɔʒkɐ]

Noun

ло́жка • ‎(lóžka) f inan ‎(genitive ло́жки, nominative plural ло́жки́)

1. spoon (scooped utensil for eating or serving)
2. (with genitive) spoonful (of)

   ложка су́пу‎ ― ložka súpu ― spoonful of soup

Declension

References

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