пуп

Belarusian

Etymology

From Old East Slavic пупъ (pupŭ), from Proto-Slavic *pǫpъ (“bud, navel”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [pup]

Noun

пуп • (pup) m inan (genitive пу́па, nominative plural пупы́, genitive plural пупо́ў)

(anatomy) belly button, navel, umbilicus

Declension

Declension of пуп (inan hard masc-form accent-c)

	singular	plural
nominative	пуп pup	пупы́ pupý
genitive	пу́па púpa	пупо́ў pupóŭ
dative	пу́пу púpu	пупа́м pupám
accusative	пуп pup	пупы́ pupý
instrumental	пу́пам púpam	пупа́мі pupámi
locative	пу́пе púpje	пупа́х pupáx
count form	—	пу́пы¹ púpy¹

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

References

“пуп” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org

Russian

Alternative forms

пупъ (pup) — Pre-reform orthography (1918)

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old East Slavic пупъ (pupŭ), from Proto-Slavic *pǫpъ (“bud, navel”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [pup]
Audio: (file)
Rhymes: -up

Noun

пуп • (pup) m inan (genitive пупа́, nominative plural пупы́, genitive plural пупо́в, relational adjective пупко́вый or пупо́чный or пупови́чный, diminutive пупо́к)

(anatomy) belly button, navel, umbilicus
Synonym: пупо́к (pupók)

глуп как пуп! ― glup kak pup! ― silly (humorous)

пуп земли́ ― pup zemlí ― centre of the world (figuratively) (literally, “navel of the world”)

Declension

Declension of пуп (inan masc-form hard-stem accent-b)

	singular	plural
nominative	пу́п púp	пупы́ pupý
genitive	пупа́ pupá	пупо́в pupóv
dative	пупу́ pupú	пупа́м pupám
accusative	пу́п púp	пупы́ pupý
instrumental	пупо́м pupóm	пупа́ми pupámi
prepositional	пупе́ pupé	пупа́х pupáx

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English poop, short for YouTube poop.

Noun

пуп • (pup) m inan (genitive пупа́, nominative plural пупы́, genitive plural пупо́в, relational adjective пупко́вый or пупо́чный or пупови́чный, diminutive пупо́к)

(Internet slang) YouTube poop, edited videos designed in a humorous and surreal manner.

Synonyms

RYTP (Russian YouTube poop)

References

Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “пуп”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *pǫpъ (Russian пуп (pup), Polish pęp).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pûp/

Noun

пу̏п m (Latin spelling pȕp)

bud, burgeon

Declension

Declension of *пуп*
	singular	plural
nominative	пу̏п	пу̀пови
genitive	пупа	пупова
dative	пупу	пуповима
accusative	пуп	пупове
vocative	пупе	пупови
locative	пупу	пуповима
instrumental	пупом	пуповима

References

“пуп”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025

Ukrainian

Etymology

From Old East Slavic пупъ (pupŭ), from Proto-Slavic *pǫpъ (“bud, navel”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [pup]
Audio: (file)
Rhymes: -up
Hyphenation: пуп

Noun

пуп • (pup) m inan (genitive пу́па, nominative plural пу́пи, genitive plural пу́пів)

(anatomy) belly button, navel, umbilicus

Declension

Declension of *пуп*
(inan hard masc-form accent-a)
	singular	plural
nominative	пуп pup	пу́пи púpy
genitive	пу́па púpa	пу́пів púpiv
dative	пу́пові, пу́пу púpovi, púpu	пу́пам púpam
accusative	пуп pup	пу́пи púpy
instrumental	пу́пом púpom	пу́пами púpamy
locative	пу́пі púpi	пу́пах púpax
vocative	пу́пе púpe	пу́пи púpy

References

Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “пуп”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
“пуп”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)