щіпка

Ukrainian

Etymology

Variant of obsolete *щи́пка (*ščýpka),[1][2] from щипа́ти (ščypáty). Compare Polish szczypta.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈʃt͡ʃʲipkɐ]
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Noun

щі́пка • (ščípka) f inan (genitive щі́пки, nominative plural щіпки́, genitive plural щіпо́к)

pinch (a small amount of powder or granules, such that the amount could be held between fingertip and thumb tip)
Synonym: пу́чка f (púčka)

щі́пка со́лі ― ščípka sóli ― pinch of salt

Declension

Declension of щі́пка (inan hard fem-form accent-c reduc)

	singular	plural
nominative	щі́пка ščípka	щіпки́ ščipký
genitive	щі́пки ščípky	щіпо́к ščipók
dative	щі́пці ščípci	щіпка́м ščipkám
accusative	щі́пку ščípku	щіпки́ ščipký
instrumental	щі́пкою ščípkoju	щіпка́ми ščipkámy
locative	щі́пці ščípci	щіпка́х ščipkáx
vocative	щі́пко ščípko	щіпки́ ščipký

References

Melnychuk, O. S., editor (2012), “щіпка”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), volumes 6 (У – Я), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, →ISBN, page 512
Zhelekhivskyi, E. I., Nedilskyi, S., editors (1886), “щи́пка”, in Малоруско-нїмецкий словар [Ukrainian-German Dictionary]‎ (in German), volumes 2: П – Я, Lviv: Shevchenko Society, page 1106

Bilodid, I. K., editor (1980), “щіпка”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 11 (Х – Ь), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, page 592
“щіпка”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)

Further reading

A. Rysin, V. Starko, Yu. Marchenko, O. Telemko, et al. (compilers, 2007–2022), “щіпка”, in Russian-Ukrainian Dictionaries
A. Rysin, V. Starko, et al. (compilers, 2011–2020), “щіпка”, in English-Ukrainian Dictionaries
“щіпка”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
“щіпка”, in Словник.ua [Slovnyk.ua] (in Ukrainian)

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