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око

око

See also: oko, òkò, ọkọ, and öko-

Bulgarian

Noun

око (okó) n

  1. (anatomy) eye

Inflection

Derived terms


Macedonian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *oko, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ekʷ-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɔkɔ/

Noun

око (oko) n (plural очи)

  1. (anatomy) eye

Declension


Old Church Slavonic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *oko, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ekʷ-.

Noun

око (oko) n

  1. (anatomy) eye

Old East Slavic

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *oko, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ekʷ-.

Noun

око (oko) n

  1. eye

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.)

  1. (dated or poetic or literary) eye (used in proverbs and expressions)
    о́чи чёрныеóči čórnyje ― dark eyes
    ви́дит о́ко, да зуб неймётvídit 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


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)

  1. (anatomy) eye
Declension

Etymology 2

Preposition

о̏ко (Latin spelling ȍko)

  1. (with genitive) around
  2. (with genitive) about
  3. (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)

  1. eye

Declension

Usage notes

Notice that the irregular plural is an old dual form.

Noun

о́ко (óko) n (genitive о́ка, nominative plural о́ка)

  1. (archaic) A unit of weight, approximately 1.2 kg.
  2. (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