люк

See also: лук and -лук

Belarusian

люк

люк

Alternative forms

• luk — Łacinka (Belarusian Latin alphabet)

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian люк (ljuk), from Dutch luik.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [lʲuk]

Noun

люк • (ljuk) m inan (genitive лю́ка, nominative plural лю́кі, genitive plural лю́каў)

1. hatch, hatchway, trapdoor
   • 1928 [1928], Arthur Conan Doyle, translated by Кастусь Гарабурда, Глыбіня Маракота, Minsk: ДВБ, translation of The Maracot Deep, page 57:

     Наш збаўца пазіраў са здаволеньнем то на аднаго, то на другога з нас, і потым паказаў, што трэба ісьці за ім цераз люк на дно акіяну.

     Naš zbaŭca paziraŭ sa zdavóljenʹnjem to na adnahó, to na druhóha z nas, i pótym pakazaŭ, što treba isʹci za im cjeraz ljuk na dno akijanu.

     [original: Our rescuer looked from one to another of us with grave satisfaction, and then motioned to us to follow him through the trap-door and out on to the floor of the ocean.]

   • 1937 [1874], Victor Hugo, translated by Janka Maŭr, Дзевяноста трэці [Ninety-Three], Minsk: ДВБ, translation of Quatrevingt-treize (in French), page 25:

     Усе гэтыя трыццаць гармат — ці таму, што прадбачылася бура, ці проста для таго, каб надаць судну мірны характар, — былі прымацаваны на месцах трайнымі ланцугамі такім чынам, што жэрлы ўпіраліся ў шчыльна зачыненыя люкі.

     Usje hetyja tryccacʹ harmat — ci tamu, što pradbačylasja bura, ci prósta dlja tahó, kab nadacʹ sudnu mirny xaraktar, — byli prymacavany na mjescax trajnymi lancuhami takim čynam, što žerly ŭpiralisja ŭ ščylʹna začynjenyja ljuki.

     [original: Ces trente caronades, soit qu’on prévît une tempête, soit plutôt qu’on voulût donner une figure débonnaire au navire, étaient à la serre, c’est-à-dire fortement amarrées en dedans par de triples chaînes et la volée appuyée aux écoutilles tamponnées;]

     These thirty carronades—whether in anticipation of a storm or simply to give the ship a peaceful appearance—were fastened in place by triple chains in such a way that the muzzles were pressing against the tightly sealed hatches.

Declension

Declension of люк (inan velar masc-form accent-a)

	singular	plural
nominative	люк ljuk	лю́кі ljúki
genitive	лю́ка ljúka	лю́каў ljúkaŭ
dative	лю́ку ljúku	лю́кам ljúkam
accusative	люк ljuk	лю́кі ljúki
instrumental	лю́кам ljúkam	лю́камі ljúkami
locative	лю́ку ljúku	лю́ках ljúkax
count form	—	лю́кі1 ljúki1

¹Used with the numbers 2, 3, 4 and higher numbers after 20 ending in 2, 3, and 4.

Further reading

• “люк”, in Skarnik's Belarusian dictionary (in Belarusian), based on Kandrat Krapiva's Explanatory Dictionary of the Belarusian Language (1977-1984)
• “люк” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org

Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch luik.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [lʲuk]

• Audio:

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Noun

люк • (ljuk) m inan (genitive лю́ка, nominative plural лю́ки, genitive plural лю́ков)

1. hatch, hatchway
2. port

Declension

Declension of люк (inan masc-form velar-stem accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	лю́к ljúk	лю́ки ljúki
genitive	лю́ка ljúka	лю́ков ljúkov
dative	лю́ку ljúku	лю́кам ljúkam
accusative	лю́к ljúk	лю́ки ljúki
instrumental	лю́ком ljúkom	лю́ками ljúkami
prepositional	лю́ке ljúke	лю́ках ljúkax

Descendants

• → Armenian: լյուկ (lyuk)
• → Georgian: ლიუკი (liuḳi)
• → Ukrainian: люк (ljuk)

Ukrainian

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian люк (ljuk), from Dutch luik.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [lʲuk]

Noun

люк • (ljuk) m inan (genitive лю́ка, nominative plural лю́ки, genitive plural лю́ків, relational adjective лю́ковий or люкови́й)

1. hatch, hatchway

Declension

Declension of люк (inan velar masc-form accent-a)

	singular	plural
nominative	люк ljuk	лю́ки ljúky
genitive	лю́ка ljúka	лю́ків ljúkiv
dative	лю́кові, лю́ку ljúkovi, ljúku	лю́кам ljúkam
accusative	люк ljuk	лю́ки ljúky
instrumental	лю́ком ljúkom	лю́ками ljúkamy
locative	лю́ку ljúku	лю́ках ljúkax
vocative	лю́ку ljúku	лю́ки ljúky

Further reading

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “люк”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2017), “люк”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 8 (л – мішу́рний), Kyiv: Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN
• A. Rysin, V. Starko, Yu. Marchenko, O. Telemko, et al. (compilers, 2007–2022), “люк”, in Russian-Ukrainian Dictionaries
• A. Rysin, V. Starko, et al. (compilers, 2011–2020), “люк”, in English-Ukrainian Dictionaries
• “люк”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)
• “люк”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
• “люк”, in Словник.ua [Slovnyk.ua] (in Ukrainian)