# люк
## Belarusian
### Alternative forms

* luk — Łacinka (Belarusian Latin alphabet)

### Etymology

Borrowed from Russian люк (ljuk), from Dutch luik.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [lʲuk]

### Noun

люк • (ljuk) m inan (genitive лю́ка, nominative plural лю́кі, genitive plural лю́каў)
* hatch, hatchway, trapdoor
** 1928 [1928], Arthur Conan Doyle, translated by Кастусь Гарабурда, Глыбіня Маракота, Minsk: ДВБ, translation of The Maracot Deep, page 57:Наш збаўца пазіраў са здаволеньнем то на аднаго, то на другога з нас, і потым паказаў, што трэба ісьці за ім цераз люк на дно акіяну.Naš zbaŭca paziraŭ sa zdavóljenʹnjem to na adnahó, to na druhóha z nas, i pótym pakazaŭ, što treba isʹci za im cjeraz ljuk na dno akijanu.[original: Our rescuer looked from one to another of us with grave satisfaction, and then motioned to us to follow him through the trap-door and out on to the floor of the ocean.]
** 1937 [1874], Victor Hugo, translated by Janka Maŭr, Дзевяноста трэці [Ninety-Three], Minsk: ДВБ, translation of Quatrevingt-treize (in French), page 25:Усе гэтыя трыццаць гармат — ці таму, што прадбачылася бура, ці проста для таго, каб надаць судну мірны характар, — былі прымацаваны на месцах трайнымі ланцугамі такім чынам, што жэрлы ўпіраліся ў шчыльна зачыненыя люкі.Usje hetyja tryccacʹ harmat — ci tamu, što pradbačylasja bura, ci prósta dlja tahó, kab nadacʹ sudnu mirny xaraktar, — byli prymacavany na mjescax trajnymi lancuhami takim čynam, što žerly ŭpiralisja ŭ ščylʹna začynjenyja ljuki.[original: Ces trente caronades, soit qu’on prévît une tempête, soit plutôt qu’on voulût donner une figure débonnaire au navire, étaient à la serre, c’est-à-dire fortement amarrées en dedans par de triples chaînes et la volée appuyée aux écoutilles tamponnées;]These thirty carronades—whether in anticipation of a storm or simply to give the ship a peaceful appearance—were fastened in place by triple chains in such a way that the muzzles were pressing against the tightly sealed hatches.

#### Declension

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

### References

* ↑ Martynaŭ, V. U., Tsykhun, G. A., editors (1978–2017), “люк”, in Этымалагічны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Etymological Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), Minsk: Belaruskaia navuka

### Further reading

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

## Russian
### Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch luik.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [lʲuk]
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

люк • (ljuk) m inan (genitive лю́ка, nominative plural лю́ки, genitive plural лю́ков)
* hatch, hatchway
* port

#### Descendants

* → Armenian: լյուկ (lyuk)
* → Georgian: ლიუკი (liuḳi)
* → Ukrainian: люк (ljuk)

## Ukrainian
### Etymology

Borrowed from Russian люк (ljuk), from Dutch luik.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [lʲuk]
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### Noun

люк • (ljuk) m inan (genitive лю́ка, nominative plural лю́ки, genitive plural лю́ків, relational adjective лю́ковий or люкови́й)
* hatch, hatchway

#### Declension
### References

* ↑ Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1989), “люк”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), volume 3 (Кора – М), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, →ISBN, page 324

### Further reading

* Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “люк”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
* Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2017), “люк”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 8 (л – мішу́рний), Kyiv: Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN
* A. Rysin, V. Starko, Yu. Marchenko, O. Telemko, et al. (compilers, 2007–2022), “люк”, in Russian-Ukrainian Dictionaries
* A. Rysin, V. Starko, et al. (compilers, 2011–2020), “люк”, in English-Ukrainian Dictionaries
* “люк”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)
* “люк”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
* “люк”, in Словник.ua [Slovnyk.ua] (in Ukrainian)