будка

Russian

Etymology

From бу́да (búda) +‎ -ка (-ka), the former of which has been displaced by the suffixed formation and is from Ukrainian бу́да (búda), from Polish buda, from Middle High German buode = German Bude, from Proto-Germanic *bōdō as English booth.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈbutkə]
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Noun

бу́дка • (búdkaf inan (genitive бу́дки, nominative plural бу́дки, genitive plural бу́док, diminutive бу́дочка)

  1. kennel, doghouse
  2. booth, cabin, kiosk, box (very small building)
  3. (history) small police facility (during pre-revolutionary Russia)

Declension

Descendants

  • Armenian: բուդկա (budka), բուտկա (butka)
  • Eastern Mari: будко (budko)
  • Finnish: putka
  • Ingrian: butka
  • Swedish: (Åland) butka (jail)
  • Yiddish: בודקע (budke)
  • Kurdish:
    Central Kurdish: بۆتکە (botke)

Ukrainian

Etymology

From бу́да (búda) +‎ -ка (-ka).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈbudkɐ]

Noun

бу́дка • (búdkaf inan (genitive бу́дки, nominative plural бу́дки or будки́, genitive plural бу́док or будо́к)

  1. booth, box (boxlike room or enclosure just big enough to accommodate one standing person; small rectangular shelter)
    телефо́нна бу́дкаtelefónna búdkatelephone booth, phone booth
    сторожова́ бу́дкаstorožová búdkasentry box
  2. (rail transport) signalman's/watchman's house
  3. kennel, doghouse (small enclosure used to house a dog)

Declension

Declension of бу́дка
(inan hard fem-form accent-a/c reduc)
singular plural
nominative бу́дка
búdka
бу́дки, будки́
búdky, budký
genitive бу́дки
búdky
бу́док, будо́к
búdok, budók
dative бу́дці
búdci
бу́дкам, будка́м
búdkam, budkám
accusative бу́дку
búdku
бу́дки, будки́
búdky, budký
instrumental бу́дкою
búdkoju
бу́дками, будка́ми
búdkamy, budkámy
locative бу́дці
búdci
бу́дках, будка́х
búdkax, budkáx
vocative бу́дко
búdko
бу́дки, будки́
búdky, budký

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