маяк
Belarusian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Proto-Slavic *majakъ (“lighthouse”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]мая́к • (maják) m inan (genitive маяка́, nominative plural маякі́, genitive plural маяко́ў)
Declension
[edit]singular | plural | |
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nominative | мая́к maják |
маякі́ majakí |
genitive | маяка́ majaká |
маяко́ў majakóŭ |
dative | маяку́ majakú |
маяка́м majakám |
accusative | мая́к maják |
маякі́ majakí |
instrumental | маяко́м majakóm |
маяка́мі majakámi |
locative | маяку́ majakú |
маяка́х majakáx |
count form | — | маякі́1 majakí1 |
1Used with the numbers 2, 3, 4 and higher numbers after 20 ending in 2, 3, and 4.
Russian
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- мая́къ (maják) — Pre-reform orthography (1918)
Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Proto-Slavic *majakъ (“lighthouse”), from Proto-Slavic *màjati (“to beckon”) + *-akъ (“masculine nominalizing suffix”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]мая́к • (maják) m inan (genitive маяка́ or мая́ка*, nominative plural маяки́, genitive plural маяко́в, diminutive маячо́к) (* Nautical language sometimes keeps the stress on the stem.)
- lighthouse
- beacon
- Used as the call sign for some Soyuz missions: Soyuz T-3, Soyuz T-10 & Soyuz T-15.
Declension
[edit]singular | plural | |
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nominative | мая́к maják |
маяки́ majakí |
genitive | маяка́, мая́ка△* majaká, majáka△* |
маяко́в majakóv |
dative | маяку́ majakú |
маяка́м majakám |
accusative | мая́к maják |
маяки́ majakí |
instrumental | маяко́м majakóm |
маяка́ми majakámi |
prepositional | маяке́ majaké |
маяка́х majakáx |
△ Irregular.
* Nautical language sometimes keeps the stress on the stem.
Related terms
[edit]- мая́чить (majáčitʹ)
Descendants
[edit]- → Azerbaijani: mayak
- → Estonian: majakas
- → Finnish: majakka
- → Turkmen: maýak
- → Veps: majak
- → Uzbek: mayak
References
[edit]- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “маяк”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
Ukrainian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Proto-Slavic *majakъ (“lighthouse”), from Proto-Slavic *màjati (“to beckon”) + *-akъ (“masculine nominalizing suffix”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]мая́к • (maják) m inan (genitive маяка́, nominative plural маяки́, genitive plural маякі́в)
- lighthouse, beacon
- (figurative) beacon, (that which points the way to something)
- a wooden watchtower
- a tree left standing after deforestation
Declension
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “маяк”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- “маяк”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)
- “маяк”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
- “маяк”, in Словник.ua [Slovnyk.ua] (in Ukrainian)
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