вервечка

Ukrainian

Alternative forms

• вірве́чка (virvéčka)

Etymology

Derived from Old East Slavic вьрвь (vĭrvĭ), from Proto-Slavic *vьrvь (deverbal of *verti), from Proto-Indo-European *wer- (“to tie, string; rope”) which is ultimately cognate with *wer- (“to turn, bend”) whence the two meanings of the verb. Compare Russian верёвка (verjóvka), whence Ukrainian вірьо́вка (virʹóvka).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʋerˈʋɛt͡ʃkɐ]

Noun

верве́чка • (vervéčka) f inan (genitive верве́чки, nominative plural верве́чки, genitive plural верве́чок)

1. one of the ropes on which a baby cradle is suspended
2. (figuratively) array, train, procession, chain, sequence

   Synonym: ни́зка (nýzka)

Declension

Declension of верве́чка (inan hard fem-form accent-a reduc)

	singular	plural
nominative	верве́чка vervéčka	верве́чки vervéčky
genitive	верве́чки vervéčky	верве́чок vervéčok
dative	верве́чці vervéčci	верве́чкам vervéčkam
accusative	верве́чку vervéčku	верве́чки vervéčky
instrumental	верве́чкою vervéčkoju	верве́чками vervéčkamy
locative	верве́чці vervéčci	верве́чках vervéčkax
vocative	верве́чко vervéčko	верве́чки vervéčky

References

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “вервечка”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2010–2023), “вервечка”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 1–14 (а – префере́нція), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka; Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN