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дужка

/[ˈduʒkɐ]/
Ukrainiannoun

Grammatical form

дужка is the diminutive form of дуга́ — “arc (a curve, in general).

See the full entry for дуга́

Definitions

  1. 1.
    handle, bail (of a bucket, kettle, etc.)
  2. 2.
    temple, arm (either of the sidepieces on a set of spectacles, extending backwards from the hinge toward the ears and, usually, turning down around them)
  3. 3.
    bracket, parenthesis (any of the characters used in pairs to enclose parenthetic remarks, sections of mathematical expressions, etc.)
    • кру́глі дужки́

      krúhli dužkýround brackets

    • квадра́тні дужки́

      kvadrátni dužkýsquare brackets

    • фігу́рні дужки́

      fihúrni dužkýcurly brackets, curly braces

Synonyms & related words

Word family
  • квадра́тна ду́жка
  • кру́гла ду́жка
  • кутова́ ду́жка
  • фігу́рна ду́жка

Etymology

From дуга́ (duhá) + -ка (-ka).

Forms

  • ду́жкаcanonical • feminine • inanimate
  • dúžkaromanization
  • ду́жкиgenitive
Nominative
Singular
ду́жка
Plural
дужки́
Genitive
Singular
ду́жки
Plural
дужо́к
Dative
Singular
ду́жці
Plural
дужка́м
Accusative
Singular
ду́жку
Plural
дужки́
Instrumental
Singular
ду́жкою
Plural
дужка́ми
Locative
Singular
ду́жці
Plural
дужка́х
Vocative
Singular
ду́жко
Plural
дужки́

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