# ручка
## Azerbaijani
### Noun

ручка (definite accusative ручканы, plural ручкалар)
* Cyrillic spelling of ruçka

## Belarusian
### Alternative forms

* ruczka, ručka — Łacinka (Belarusian Latin alphabet)

### Etymology

From рука́ (ruká) +‎ -ка (-ka).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈrut͡ʂka]
* Rhymes: -ut͡ʂka
* Hyphenation: руч‧ка

### Noun

ру́чка • (rúčka) f inan (genitive ру́чкі, nominative plural ру́чкі, genitive plural ру́чак, relational adjective ру́чачны)
* diminutive of рука́ (ruká)
** 1938 [1848], Charles Dickens, anonymous translator, Домбі і сын, Minsk: ДВБ, translation of Dombey and Son, page 106:Ля дзвярэй доктара спыніўся аднойчы Поль з дрыготкім сэрцам, трымаючыся правай ручкай за руку бацькі.Lja dzvjarej dóktara spyniŭsja adnójčy Polʹ z dryhótkim sercam, trymajučysja pravaj ručkaj za ruku bacʹki.[original: Upon the Doctor’s door-steps one day, Paul stood with a fluttering heart, and with his small right hand in his father’s.]
* crank, handle (the part of an object that is grasped with the hand when using it)
** 1931 [1909], Jack London, anonymous translator, Кулі, Minsk: ДВБ, translation of The Chinago, page 18:Перш за ўсё ён палажыў пад нож гільотыны бананавае дрэва, таўшчынёю і цьвёрдасьцю падобнае на чалавечую шыю. А-Чо увесь час пазіраў на гэта. Немец пакруціў ручку, падняў нож угору, потым пацягнуў тоўсты кавалак вяроўкі і нож апусьціўся і, бліснуўшы на сонцы, зусім разрэзаў дрэва.Pjerš za ŭsjo jon palažyŭ pad nož hilʹótyny bananavaje dreva, taŭščynjóju i cʹvjórdasʹcju padóbnaje na čalavječuju šyju. A-Čó uvjesʹ čas paziraŭ na heta. Njemjec pakruciŭ ručku, padnjaŭ nož uhóru, pótym pacjahnuŭ tóŭsty kavalak vjaróŭki i nož apusʹciŭsja i, blisnuŭšy na sóncy, zusim razrezaŭ dreva.[original: A banana tree, of the size and consistency of a man's neck, lay under the guillotine. Ah Cho watched with fascinated eyes. The German, turning a small crank, hoisted the blade to the top of the little derrick he had rigged. A jerk on a stout piece of cord loosed the blade and it dropped with a flash, neatly severing the banana trunk.]First of all, he placed a banana tree, as thick and hard as a human neck, under the blade of the guillotine. Ah Cho kept staring at this. The German turned a small crank, hoisted the blade to the top, then pulled a thick piece of rope and the blade came down, making a flash in the sun and neatly severing the tree.
** 1934 [1820], Walter Scott, translated by Іван Гарбуз, Айвенго, Minsk: ДВБ, translation of Ivanhoe, page 210:Зброя храмоўніка была навострана з такой дасканаласцю, што рассекла, як трысцінку, тоўстую ручку паліцы, акутую жалезам, якую гарацешны саксонец падняў уверх, каб адбіць удар.Zbrója xramóŭnika byla navóstrana z takój daskanalascju, što rassjekla, jak tryscinku, tóŭstuju ručku palicy, akutuju žaljezam, jakuju haracješny saksónjec padnjaŭ uvjerx, kab adbicʹ udar.[original: So trenchant was the Templar's weapon, that it shore asunder, as it had been a willow twig, the tough and plaited handle of the mace, which the ill-fated Saxon reared to parry the blow]
** 1938 [1883], Robert Louis Stevenson, anonymous translator, Востраў скарбаў, Minsk: ДВБ, translation of Treasure Island, page 200:Перад намі была вялікая яма, выкапаная, відаць, даўно, таму што краі яе ўжо абваліліся, а на дне расла трава. У ёй мы ўбачылі ручку рыдлёўкі і некалькі дошчак ад скрынкі.Pjerad nami byla vjalikaja jama, vykapanaja, vidacʹ, daŭnó, tamu što krai jaje ŭžo abvalilisja, a na dnje rasla trava. U joj my ŭbačyli ručku rydljóŭki i njekalʹki dóščak ad skrynki.[original: Before us was a great excavation, not very recent, for the sides had fallen in and grass had sprouted on the bottom. In this were the shaft of a pick broken in two and the boards of several packing-cases strewn around.]Before us was a great excavation, apparently dug a long time ago, for the sides had fallen in and grass had sprouted on the bottom. In it we saw a shaft of a pick and several boards from a packing-case.
** 1938 [1848], Charles Dickens, anonymous translator, Домбі і сын, Minsk: ДВБ, translation of Dombey and Son, page 76:— Вядома, сам ён не займаўся выпампоўваннем, — сказала місіс Чык, глянуўшы на брата; і сапраўды, гэтае тлумачэнне было неабходна, бо міс Токс выказалася аб ім так, нібы ён памёр ля ручкі помпы, — а ўклаў грошы ў прадпрыемства, якое абанкроцілася.— Vjadóma, sam jon nje zajmaŭsja vypampóŭvannjem, — skazala misis Čyk, hljanuŭšy na brata; i sapraŭdy, hetaje tlumačennje byló njeabxódna, bo mis Toks vykazalasja ab im tak, niby jon pamjór lja ručki pómpy, — a ŭklaŭ hróšy ŭ pradpryjemstva, jakóje abankrócilasja.[original: "Not being a Pumper himself, of course," said Mrs. Chick, glancing at her brother; and it really did seem necessary to offer the explanation, for Miss Tox had spoken of him as if he had died at the handle; "but having invested money in the speculation, which failed.]
** 1938 [1848], Charles Dickens, anonymous translator, Домбі і сын, Minsk: ДВБ, translation of Dombey and Son, page 438:— Дзёрзкая дзеўка! — адрэзала місіс Піпчын, тузаючы ручку дзвярэй.— Dzjórzkaja dzjeŭka! — adrezala misis Pipčyn, tuzajučy ručku dzvjarej.[original: "You saucy baggage!" retorted Mrs. Pipchin, rattling at the handle of the door.]
* knob (a rounded control switch that can be turned on its axis, designed to be operated by the fingers)
* pen (a small tubular instrument, containing ink used to write or make marks)
    Synonyms: аса́дка (asádka), пяро́ (pjaró)
** 1923, Źmitrok Biadula, На зачарованых гонях, Менск: Савецкая Беларусь, page 95:Радасьць для Сьцяпанкі была бязьмерная: настаўнік выдаў яму кніжку з людзьмі, зьвярамі й рознымі другімі цікавымі малюнкамі, а бацька купіў яму ў мястэчку паперу й атрамант з ручкай для пісаніны.Radasʹcʹ dlja Sʹcjapanki byla bjazʹmjernaja: nastaŭnik vydaŭ jamu knižku z ljudzʹmi, zʹvjarami j róznymi druhimi cikavymi maljunkami, a bacʹka kupiŭ jamu ŭ mjastečku papjeru j atramant z ručkaj dlja pisaniny.The Ściapanka's joy was immeasurable: the teacher gave him a book with people, animals and various other interesting pictures, and his father shopped in the town to buy him paper and ink with a pen for writing.

#### Declension

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

### References

* “ручка”, in Skarnik's Belarusian dictionary (in Belarusian), based on Kandrat Krapiva's Explanatory Dictionary of the Belarusian Language (1977-1984)
* “ручка” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org

## Russian
### Etymology

рука́ (ruká) +‎ -ка (-ka)

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈrut͡ɕkə]
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

ру́чка • (rúčka) f inan (genitive ру́чки, nominative plural ру́чки, genitive plural ру́чек, diminutive ручо́нка)
* diminutive of рука́ (ruká): small hand
* handle, crank
* knob
* grip
* chair arm
* lever (for controlling a mechanical device)
* pen (writing instrument)
* pen holder

#### Related terms

* Де́вушка-безру́чка f (Dévuška-bezrúčka)

#### Descendants

* → Azerbaijani: ruçka
* → Armenian: ռուչկա (ṙučʻka)
* → Georgian: რუჩკა (ručḳa)
* → Ingrian: rucka
* → Ossetian: ручкӕ (ruḱkæ)
* → Kyrgyz: ручка (rucka)
* → Turkmen: ruçka
* → Uzbek: ruchka
* → Yakut: уруучука (uruucuka)

### Anagrams

* кру́ча (krúča), чу́рка (čúrka)

## Serbo-Croatian
### Etymology

From ру́ка.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /rût͡ʃka/
* Hyphenation: руч‧ка

### Noun

ру̏чка f (Latin spelling rȕčka)
* handle, helve, haft

#### Declension
### References

* “ручка” in Hrvatski jezični portal

## Ukrainian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈrut͡ʃkɐ]
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

ру́чка • (rúčka) f inan (genitive ру́чки, nominative plural ручки́, genitive plural ручо́к)
* pen (writing implement)
* handle
* hilt (of a sword)
* diminutive of рука́ (ruká): (small hand, arm)

#### Declension

$^1$Plural stem-stressed forms are diminutive forms of рука́ (ruká).

### Further reading

* “ру́чка”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
* “ру́чка”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)