глазок

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *glazъkъ. By surface analysis, глаз (glaz) +‎ -о́к (-ók).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɡɫɐˈzok]
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Noun

глазо́к • (glazók) m inan (genitive глазка́, nominative plural гла́зки, genitive plural гла́зок)

  1. (colloquial) Diminutive of глаз (glaz): little eye
    стро́ить гла́зки ― stróitʹ glázki ― make eyes at

Declension

Noun

глазо́к • (glazók) m inan (genitive глазка́, nominative plural глазки́, genitive plural глазко́в)

  1. eye spot, globule
    Глазо́к жи́ра в су́пе ― Glazók žíra v súpe ― A globule of fat on soup.
  2. (colloquial) reproductive bud on a vegetable
    Карто́фельный глазо́к ― Kartófelʹnyj glazók ― Potato eye.
  3. (horticulture) (in rural areas) kidney-shaped scion cut from a plant and grafted onto rootstock
  4. (biology) lentigo or pigmented spot (in the coloration of insects, birds, plants); circle or dot in the design on a fabric
    Павлиний глазо́к на хвосте́ ― Pavlinij glazók na xvosté ― eye on a peacock’s tailfeather.
  5. (technical) eyelet for threading the warp on a loom
  6. eyehole, peephole, spyhole, or optical device for seeing through a wall or door
    Дверно́й глазо́к ― Dvernój glazók ― peephole.

Declension

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