# луг
## Belarusian
### Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *lǫgъ.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ɫux]
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

луг • (luh) m inan (genitive лу́га, nominative plural лугі́, genitive plural луго́ў)
* meadow

#### Declension

$^1$Used with the numbers 2, 3, 4 and higher numbers after 20 ending in 2, 3, and 4.

### References

* “луг” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org

## Russian
### Alternative forms

* лугъ (lug) — Pre-reform orthography (1918)

### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lǫgъ.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ɫuk]
* Audio:(file)
* Homophone: лук (luk)

### Noun

луг • (lug) m inan (genitive лу́га, nominative plural луга́, genitive plural луго́в, relational adjective лугово́й, diminutive лужо́к)
* meadow
** 1924, Михаил Булгаков [Mikhail Bulgakov], “II. Продукты производства”, in Дьяволиада; English translation from K. M. Cook-Horujy, transl., Diaboliad, Moscow: Raduga Publishers, 1990:На рассве́те Коротко́в усну́л и увида́л дура́цкий, стра́шный сон: бу́дто бы на зелё́ном лугу́ очути́лся пе́ред ним огро́мный, живо́й биллиа́рдный шар на но́жках.Na rassvéte Korotkóv usnúl i uvidál duráckij, strášnyj son: búdto by na zeljónom lugú očutílsja péred nim ogrómnyj, živój billiárdnyj šar na nóžkax.At daybreak Korotkov fell asleep and had a weird, frightening dream. In front of him in a green meadow was an enormous live billiard ball on legs.

#### Declension

$^△$Irregular. $^*$по́ лугу or по лу́гу.

#### Related terms

* лужа́йка (lužájka)

### References

* Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “луг”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress

### Anagrams

* гул (gul)

## Serbo-Croatian
### Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lǫgъ.

#### Noun

лу̑г m (Latin spelling lȗg)
* small forest, grove

##### Declension
### Etymology 2

Borrowed from Middle High German louge, from Middle High German louga, from Proto-West Germanic *laugu, from Proto-Germanic *laugō.

#### Noun

лу̑г m (Latin spelling lȗg)
* lye

##### Declension

This entry needs an inflection-table template.

## Ukrainian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ɫuɦ]
* Audio:(file)

### Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *lǫgъ.

#### Noun

луг • (luh) m inan (genitive лу́гу, nominative plural луги́, genitive plural лугі́в)
* meadow
* (dated) foresty lowland

##### Declension
### Etymology 2

From Old High German louga. Cognate with English lye.

#### Noun

луг • (luh) m inan (genitive лу́гу, nominative plural лу́ги, genitive plural лу́гів)
* lye

##### Declension
### References

* Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1989), “луг”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), volume 3 (Кора – М), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, →ISBN, page 298
* Hrinchenko, Borys, editor (1907–1909), “луг”, in Словарь украинского языка [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Russian), Kyiv: Kievskaya starina
* Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “луг”, 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), “луг”, 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
* “луг”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)