# крюк
## Russian
### Etymology

According to Pokorny, from Proto-Indo-European *gers- (“to twist, bend, turn”), see also Old Saxon kerian, Old Norse keyra (“to whip”), also Ancient Greek γέρδιος (gérdios, “weaver”).
According to Vasmer, the word is borrowed from Old Norse krókr, itself probably from the same Indo-European root.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [krʲuk]
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

крюк • (krjuk) m inan (genitive крюка́, nominative plural крюки́ or крю́чья, genitive plural крюко́в or крю́чьев, diminutive крючо́к)
* hook
    ру́ки-крю́ки (у кого́-либо)rúki-krjúki (u kovó-libo)(someone's) fingers are all thumbs
* detour

#### Declension

$^△$Irregular.

#### Derived terms

* крю́чить impf (krjúčitʹ)
** скрю́чить pf (skrjúčitʹ), скрю́чивать impf (skrjúčivatʹ)
** скрю́ченный (skrjúčennyj), скрю́чась (skrjúčasʹ), скрю́чившись (skrjúčivšisʹ)
* крючо́к m (krjučók)
** крючкова́тый (krjučkovátyj)
** крючкотво́р m anim (krjučkotvór), крючкотво́рец m anim (krjučkotvórec)
** крючкотво́рство n (krjučkotvórstvo)

### References

* ↑ Pokorny, Julius (1959) “392-93”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 2, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, pages 392-93
* Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “крюк”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
* Chernykh, P. Ja. (1993) “крюк”, in Историко-этимологический словарь русского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), 3rd edition, volume 1 (а – пантомима), Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN, page 448
* Shansky, N. M., editor (1982), “крюк”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), volume 2, number 8 (К), Moscow: Moscow University Press, page 423
* Krylov, G. A. (2004) “крюк”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Saint Petersburg: Victory, →ISBN

### Further reading

* Dal, Vladimir (1880–1882) “крюк”, in Толковый Словарь живаго великорускаго языка [Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language] (in Russian), 2nd edition, Publication of the bookseller-typographer Wolf, M. O.

## Ukrainian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [krʲuk]
* Audio:(file)

### Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Ruthenian крюкъ, крукъ (krjuk, kruk), from Old Norse krókr, from Proto-Germanic *krōkaz.

#### Noun

крюк • (krjuk) m inan (genitive крюка́, nominative plural крюки́, genitive plural крюкі́в, relational adjective крю́ковий, diminutive крючо́к)
* hook
    Synonym: гак (hak)
* pike pole, gaff, boathook
    Synonym: баго́р (bahór)
* fishhook, fishing hook
    Synonyms: гачо́к (hačók), гак (hak)
* (colloquial, dated) pettifogger, nitpicker
    Synonym: бюрокра́т (bjurokrát)
* (historical) kryuk (a symbol used in Znamenny Chant)

##### Derived terms

* крю́ччя n (krjúččja)
* скрю́чити pf (skrjúčyty)

### Etymology 2

From Proto-Slavic *krukъ.

#### Alternative forms

* (standard) крук m (kruk)

#### Noun

крюк • (krjuk) m animal (genitive крю́ка, nominative plural крюки́, genitive plural крюкі́в)
* (dialectal) Alternative form of крук (kruk) raven
    Synonym: во́рон m (vóron)

##### Declension
### Further reading

* Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “крюк”, 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), “крюк”, 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
* A. Rysin, V. Starko, Yu. Marchenko, O. Telemko, et al. (compilers, 2007–2022), “крюк”, in Russian-Ukrainian Dictionaries
* A. Rysin, V. Starko, et al. (compilers, 2011–2020), “крюк”, in English-Ukrainian Dictionaries
* “крюк”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)
* “крюк”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
* “крюк”, in Словник.ua [Slovnyk.ua] (in Ukrainian)