Ukrainian

Noun

чолові́к • ‎(čolovík) m anim ‎(genitive чолові́ка, nominative plural чолові́ки)

1. man (male human)
2. husband
3. man, human

Declension

Synonyms

• люди́на ‎(ljudýna, “human”), plural: лю́ди ‎(ljúdy, “people”)
• муж ‎(muž, “husband”), супру́г ‎(suprúh, “husband, spouse”)

Antonyms

• жі́нка ‎(žínka, “woman, wife”), дружи́на ‎(družýna, “wife”), супру́га ‎(suprúha, “wife, spouse”)

Usage notes

The term is a false friend to many Slavic cognates, including Russian and Belarusian and its plural is regular. The senses "male human" and "husband" are specific to Ukrainian. The word люди́на ‎(ljudýna) is a more common term for singular "human", "human being".

References

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