болок
Russian
Alternative forms
- болокъ (bolok) — Pre-reform orthography (1918)
- болк (bolk), болкъ (bolk)
Etymology
Etymology tree
From Kildin Sami пуӆӆьк (pul̥l̥’k), from Finnish pulkka. Doublet of пульк (pulʹk).
According to Vladimir Dal, the word is a derivate from оболокать (obolokatʹ). However, Max Vasmer rejects this theory due to its exclusiveness to Russia's North.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈboɫək]
Noun
бо́лок • (bólok) m inan (genitive бо́лока, nominative plural бо́локи, genitive plural бо́локов)
- pulk, a light sled without runners, in the form of a small boat or trough
- Synonyms: керёжа (kerjóža), пульк (pulʹk)
Declension
Declension of бо́лок (inan masc-form velar-stem accent-a)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | бо́лок bólok |
бо́локи bóloki |
| genitive | бо́лока bóloka |
бо́локов bólokov |
| dative | бо́локу bóloku |
бо́локам bólokam |
| accusative | бо́лок bólok |
бо́локи bóloki |
| instrumental | бо́локом bólokom |
бо́локами bólokami |
| prepositional | бо́локе bóloke |
бо́локах bólokax |
Pre-reform declension of бо́локъ (inan masc-form velar-stem accent-a)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | бо́локъ bólok |
бо́локи bóloki |
| genitive | бо́лока bóloka |
бо́локовъ bólokov |
| dative | бо́локу bóloku |
бо́локамъ bólokam |
| accusative | бо́локъ bólok |
бо́локи bóloki |
| instrumental | бо́локомъ bólokom |
бо́локами bólokami |
| prepositional | бо́локѣ bólokě |
бо́локахъ bólokax |
Further reading
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “болок”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
- Dal, Vladimir (1880) “болок”, in Толковый Словарь живаго великорускаго языка [Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language] (in Russian), 2nd edition, volume 1, Publication of the bookseller-typographer Wolf, M. O., page 112