кнопка

Russian

кнопка

Etymology

Borrowed from German Knopf, with -ка (-ka) suffix.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈknopkə]

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

кно́пка • (knópka) f inan (genitive кно́пки, nominative plural кно́пки, genitive plural кно́пок, relational adjective кно́почный, diminutive кно́почка)

1. button (a mechanical device meant to be pressed with a finger)
2. (graphical user interface) button (an on-screen control that can be selected as an activator of an attached function)
3. drawing pin, thumbtack
4. press button, press stud, snap fastener

Declension

Declension of кно́пка (inan fem-form velar-stem accent-a reduc) 

	singular	plural
nominative	кно́пка knópka	кно́пки knópki
genitive	кно́пки knópki	кно́пок knópok
dative	кно́пке knópke	кно́пкам knópkam
accusative	кно́пку knópku	кно́пки knópki
instrumental	кно́пкой, кно́пкою knópkoj, knópkoju	кно́пками knópkami
prepositional	кно́пке knópke	кно́пках knópkax

See also

• пу́говица (púgovica, “button (knob or small disc serving as a fastener)”)

Ukrainian

Etymology

Borrowed from German Knopf, with -ка (-ka) suffix.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈknɔpkɐ]

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

кно́пка • (knópka) f inan (genitive кно́пки, nominative plural кно́пки, genitive plural кно́пок, relational adjective кно́пковий, diminutive кно́почка)

1. button (a mechanical device meant to be pressed with a finger)
2. (graphical user interface) button (an on-screen control that can be selected as an activator of an attached function)
3. drawing pin, thumbtack
4. press stud, snap fastener

Declension

Declension of кно́пка
(inan hard fem-form accent-a reduc)

	singular	plural
nominative	кно́пка knópka	кно́пки knópky
genitive	кно́пки knópky	кно́пок knópok
dative	кно́пці knópci	кно́пкам knópkam
accusative	кно́пку knópku	кно́пки knópky
instrumental	кно́пкою knópkoju	кно́пками knópkamy
locative	кно́пці knópci	кно́пках knópkax
vocative	кно́пко knópko	кно́пки knópky

Derived terms

• кнопкода́вство n (knopkodávstvo)
• радіокно́пка f (radioknópka)

Further reading

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “кнопка”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2016), “кнопка”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 7 (кварта́л – кя́хтинський), Kyiv: Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN
• A. Rysin, V. Starko, Yu. Marchenko, O. Telemko, et al. (compilers, 2007–2022), “кнопка”, in Russian-Ukrainian Dictionaries
• A. Rysin, V. Starko, et al. (compilers, 2011–2020), “кнопка”, in English-Ukrainian Dictionaries
• “кнопка”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)
• “кнопка”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
• “кнопка”, in Словник.ua [Slovnyk.ua] (in Ukrainian)