кука

See also: куќа and Appendix:Variations of "kuka"

Bulgarian

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈkukɐ]
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  • Hyphenation(key): ку‧ка

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kuka (“hook”).

Noun

ку́ка • (kúka) f

  1. hook
  2. knitting needle
  3. (slang) cop (police officer)
    Synonym: ченге́ (čengé)
Declension
Declension of ку́ка
singular plural
indefinite ку́ка
kúka		 ку́ки
kúki
definite ку́ката
kúkata		 ку́ките
kúkite

Verb

кука • (kuka) (ку́ка)

  1. inflection of ку́кам (kúkam):
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second/third-person singular aorist indicative

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

Macedonian

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kuka (“hook, hook-shaped”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈkuka]
  • Rhymes: -uka

Noun

кука • (kuka) f (plural куки, diminutive кукичка or кукиче)

  1. hook
Declension
Declension of кука
singular plural
indefinite кука куки
definite unspecified куката куките
definite proximal кукава кукиве
definite distal кукана кукине
vocative куко куки
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kukati.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈkuka]

Verb

кука • (kuka) third-singular present, impf

  1. (intransitive) to cuckoo (to make the call of a cuckoo)
  2. (figurative, intransitive) to complain, whine
Conjugation
Conjugation of кука (imperfective, present in -а)
l-participles imperfect aorist non-finite forms
masculine кукал — adjectival participle —
feminine кукала — adverbial participle кукајќи
neuter кукало — verbal noun кукање
plural кукале — perfect participle кукано
present imperfect aorist imperative
1st singular кукам кукав — —
2nd singular кукаш кукаше — кукај
3rd singular кука кукаше — —
1st plural кукаме кукавме — —
2nd plural кукате кукавте — кукајте
3rd plural кукаат кукаа — —
Compound tenses
perfect сум кукал present of сум (except in the 3rd person) + imperfect l-participle
има-perfect имам кукано present of има + perfect participle
pluperfect бев кукал imperfect of сум + imperfect l-participle
има-pluperfect имав кукано imperfect of има + perfect participle
има-perfect reported сум имал кукано perfect of има + perfect participle
future ќе кукам ќе + present
има-future ќе имам кукано future of има + perfect participle
future in the past ќе кукав ќе + imperfect
има-future in the past ќе имав кукано future in the past of има + perfect participle
future reported ќе сум кукал ќе + imperfect l-participle
има-future reported ќе сум имал кукано future reported of има + perfect participle
conditional би кукал би + imperfect l-participle
има-conditional би имал кукано conditional of има + perfect participle
Derived terms
verbs
  • закука (zakuka)
  • закукува (zakukuva)
  • покука (pokuka)
  • прекука (prekuka)
  • прикука (prikuka)
  • прокука (prokuka)
  • се раскука (se raskuka)
See also

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kuka (“hook, hook-shaped”). Akin to ку̏к.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kûka/
  • Hyphenation: ку‧ка

Noun

ку̏ка f (Latin spelling kȕka)

  1. hook

Declension
Declension of кука
singular plural
nominative ку̏ка ку̏ке
genitive куке ку̑ка̄
dative куки кукама
accusative куку куке
vocative куко куке
locative куки кукама
instrumental куком кукама

Further reading
  • “кука” in Hrvatski jezični portal
  • “кука” in Hrvatski jezični portal
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