otok

See also: Otok, ötök, -otok, -ötök, -ótok, and -őtök

Bau Bidayuh

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hutək, *qutək, *qutak.

Noun

otok

1. (anatomy) brain (organ)

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *o(b)tokъ. By surface analysis, deverbal from otéct.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈotok]

Noun

otok m inan

1. swelling

Declension

Declension of otok (velar masculine inanimate)

	singular	plural
nominative	otok	otoky
genitive	otoku	otoků
dative	otoku	otokům
accusative	otok	otoky
vocative	otoku	otoky
locative	otoku	otocích
instrumental	otokem	otoky

Further reading

• “otok”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “otok”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “otok”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025

Higaonon

Noun

otok

1. brain

Kankanaey

Pronunciation

• (Standard Kankanaey) IPA^(key): /ˈʔotok/ [ˈʔoː.tok̠̚]
• Rhymes: -otok
• Syllabification: o‧tok

Noun

otok (anatomy)

1. (Kapangan) Alternative spelling of otek

Mansaka

Noun

otok

1. brain

Polish

Etymology

Deverbal from otoczyć.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔ.tɔk/

• (Lesser Poland):
  • (Kielce) IPA^(key): /ˈɔ.tɔk/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɔtɔk
• Syllabification: o‧tok
• Homophone: Otok

Noun

otok m inan

1. cap band
2. (hunting) a type of leash for hunting dogs
3. (Kielce, pathology) Synonym of ropa (“pus”)

Declension

Declension of otok

	singular	plural
nominative	otok	otoki
genitive	otoku/otoka	otoków
dative	otokowi	otokom
accusative	otok	otoki
instrumental	otokiem	otokami
locative	otoku	otokach
vocative	otoku	otoki

Further reading

• otok in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• otok in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• Władysław Siarkowski (1878) “otok”, in “Materiały do etnografii ludu polskiego z okolic Kielc”, in Zbiór wiadomości do antropologii krajowej (in Polish), volume 2, chapter 3, Krakow: Komisyja Antropologiczna Akademii Umiejętności w Krakowie, page 250

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

From o- +‎ tok. Compare ȍstrvo (related to strúja).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ǒtok/
• Hyphenation: o‧tok

Noun

òtok m (Cyrillic spelling о̀ток, diminutive òtočić)

1. (chiefly Croatia) island

   Synonym: (Bosnian, Montenegrin, Serbian) ȍstrvo

Declension

Declension of otok

	singular	plural
nominative	òtok	òtoci
genitive	òtoka	ȍtōkā
dative	òtoku	òtocima
accusative	òtok	òtoke
vocative	òtoče	òtoci
locative	òtoku	òtocima
instrumental	òtokom	òtocima

Derived terms

• òtočanin
• òtočānka
• òtočanskī
• òtočić
• òtōčje
• òtočnī

Further reading

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

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ôtoːk/
• Hyphenation: o‧tok

Noun

ȍtōk m (Cyrillic spelling о̏то̄к)

1. swelling

   Synonym: òteklina

Declension

Declension of otok

	singular	plural
nominative	ȍtōk	ȍtoci
genitive	ȍtoka	ȍtōkā
dative	ȍtoku	ȍtocima
accusative	ȍtok	ȍtoke
vocative	ȍtoče	ȍtoci
locative	ȍtoku	ȍtocima
instrumental	ȍtokom	ȍtocima

Further reading

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

Slovene

Etymology

From o- +‎ tók.

Compare Proto-Slavic *ostrovъ (whence Russian о́стров (óstrov), Bulgarian о́стров (óstrov), Polish ostrów and others).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔ̀ːtɔk/

Noun

ótok m inan

1. (geography) island

Declension

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.

Masculine inan., hard o-stem
nom. sing.	ôtok
gen. sing.	otóka
	singular	dual	plural
nominative (imenovȃlnik)	ôtok	otóka	otóki
genitive (rodȋlnik)	otóka	otókov	otókov
dative (dajȃlnik)	otóku	otókoma	otókom
accusative (tožȋlnik)	ôtok	otóka	otóke
locative (mẹ̑stnik)	otóku	otókih	otókih
instrumental (orọ̑dnik)	otókom	otókoma	otóki

Derived terms

• otočàn / otočánka
• otóček
• otóčen
• otóški

Further reading

• “otok”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
• “otok”, in Termania, Amebis
• See also the general references