сорока
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See also: Сорока
Russian
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Inherited from Proto-Slavic *s(v)orka.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]соро́ка • (soróka) f anim (genitive соро́ки, nominative plural соро́ки, genitive plural соро́к, relational adjective соро́чий)
- Eurasian magpie (Pica pica) (Russians associate the magpie with unpleasant squawking, complaining, and especially thievery)
- соро́ка на хвосте́ принесла́ ― soróka na xvosté prineslá ― a little bird told me (lit: a magpie brought it on its tail)
- 1886, Антон Павлович Чехов (Anton Pavlovich Chekhov), “Беспокойный гость”, in Петербургская газета; translated as “A Troublesome Visitor”, in Constance Garnett, transl., The Horse-stealers and other stories[1], London: Chatto & Windus, 1921:
- Артём пугли́во покоси́лся на охо́тника и задры́гал свое́й боро́дкой, как соро́ка хвосто́м.
- Artjóm puglívo pokosílsja na oxótnika i zadrýgal svojéj boródkoj, kak soróka xvostóm.
- Artyom took a timid sideway glance at his visitor and twitched his beard as a magpie twitches her tail.
- 1893, Антон Павлович Чехов (Anton Pavlovich Chekhov), “Рассказ неизвестного человека”, in Русская мысль; translated as “An Anonymous Story”, in Constance Garnett, transl., The Lady with the Dog and Other Stories, London: Chatto & Windus, 1917, section 6:
- — Тепе́рь я понима́ю, отчего́ я так ча́сто теря́ю свои́ платки́ и перча́тки. Как хо́чешь, за́втра я отпущу́ э́ту соро́ку на во́лю и пошлю́ Степа́на за свое́ю Со́фьей. Та не воро́вка, и у неё не тако́й... отта́лкивающий вид.
- — Tepérʹ ja ponimáju, otčevó ja tak částo terjáju svoí platkí i perčátki. Kak xóčešʹ, závtra ja otpuščú étu soróku na vólju i pošljú Stepána za svojéju Sófʹjej. Ta ne voróvka, i u nejó ne takój... ottálkivajuščij vid.
- "Now I understand why I am always losing my handkerchiefs and gloves. Whatever you say, I shall dismiss the magpie to-morrow and send Stepan for my Sofya. She is not a thief and has not got such a ... repulsive appearance."
Declension
[edit]Declension of соро́ка (anim fem-form velar-stem accent-a)
Pre-reform declension of соро́ка (anim fem-form velar-stem accent-a)
Synonyms
[edit]- (European magpie): белобо́ка (belobóka)
- спле́тник (splétnik), спле́тница (splétnica), трепа́ч (trepáč)
Derived terms
[edit]- соро́ка-воро́вка f anim (soróka-voróvka)
- сорокопу́д m anim (sorokopúd)
- Phrases
- треща́ть как соро́ка impf (treščátʹ kak soróka)
Descendants
[edit]- →⇒ Ingrian: sinisorokka
- → Skolt Sami: sorok
Etymology 2
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Pronunciation
[edit]Numeral
[edit]сорока́ • (soroká)
- genitive/dative/instrumental/prepositional of со́рок (sórok)
Ukrainian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Slavic *s(v)orka.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]соро́ка • (soróka) f animal (genitive соро́ки, nominative plural соро́ки, genitive plural соро́к, relational adjective соро́чачий or соро́чий)
Declension
[edit]Declension of соро́ка (animal hard fem-form accent-a)
singular | plural | |
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nominative | соро́ка soróka |
соро́ки soróky |
genitive | соро́ки soróky |
соро́к sorók |
dative | соро́ці soróci |
соро́кам sorókam |
accusative | соро́ку soróku |
соро́ки, соро́к soróky, sorók |
instrumental | соро́кою sorókoju |
соро́ками sorókamy |
locative | соро́ці soróci |
соро́ках sorókax |
vocative | соро́ко soróko |
соро́ки soróky |
Noun
[edit]соро́ка • (soróka) f pers (genitive соро́ки, nominative plural соро́ки, genitive plural соро́к)
- (figuratively) a very talkative man
Declension
[edit]Declension of соро́ка (pers hard fem-form accent-a)
References
[edit]- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “сорока”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- “сорока”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)
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