вуйко

See also: вујко

Ukrainian

Etymology

From вуй (vuj) + -ко (-ko), from Proto-Slavic *ujь. Compare Macedonian вујко (vujko).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈwui̯kɔ]

Noun

ву́йко • (vújko) m pers (genitive ву́йка, nominative plural ву́йки, genitive plural ву́йків, feminine ву́йна) (chiefly dialectal)

  1. maternal uncle
  2. gaffer (an older man)
  3. (figuratively) bear

Declension

Further reading

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