скука

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *skuka. Cognate with Serbo-Croatian ску́чити, ску̑чи̑м (“to press, put in a predicament”), Slovene skúčati (“to whine, to squeal”), Czech skučet, skoukat (“to howl, to whine”), Slovak skučаť (“to whine, squeal, whistle”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈskukə]

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Noun

ску́ка • (skúka) f inan (genitive ску́ки, uncountable)

1. boredom, ennui (state of being bored)

Declension

Declension of ску́ка (inan sg-only fem-form velar-stem accent-a) 

	singular
nominative	ску́ка skúka
genitive	ску́ки skúki
dative	ску́ке skúke
accusative	ску́ку skúku
instrumental	ску́кой, ску́кою skúkoj, skúkoju
prepositional	ску́ке skúke

Related terms

• скуча́ть (skučátʹ)
• -ску́чить (-skúčitʹ)
• ску́чный (skúšnyj, skúčnyj)