дивак

Bulgarian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *divakъ. By surface analysis, див (div, wild) + -ак (-ak).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [diˈvak]
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ak

Noun

дива́к • (divák) m (feminine дива́чка)

  1. wildling (wild person or creature)
  2. (figurative) savage, barbarian, boor

Declension

References

  • дивак”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • дивак”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Ukrainian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *divakъ. By surface analysis, ди́во (dývo) + -а́к (-ák).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [deˈʋak]
  • (file)

Noun

дива́к • (dyvák) m pers (genitive дивака́, nominative plural диваки́, genitive plural дивакі́в)

  1. (colloquial) eccentric person, kook, weirdo, freak
    Synonyms: чуди́ло (čudýlo), чуді́й (čudíj), чуда́к (čudák)

Declension

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