ракъ

Old Ruthenian
1. ракъ

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic ракъ (rakŭ), from Proto-Slavic *ràkъ. Cognate with Russian рак (rak).

Noun

ракъ • (rak) m anim (related adjective раковый)

  1. crawfish, crayfish
  2. (astronomy) Cancer (constellation of the zodiac in the shape of a crab)

Noun

ракъ • (rak) m anim

  1. (pathology) cancer

Descendants
  • Belarusian: рак (rak)
  • Carpathian Rusyn: рак (rak)
  • Ukrainian: рак (rak)

Further reading
  • Bulyka, A. M., editor (2009), “ракъ”, in Гістарычны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Historical Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), issue 29 (пристрастный – ракъ), Minsk: Belaruskaia navuka, →ISBN, page 484
  • Bulyka, A. M., editor (2009), “ракъ II”, in Гістарычны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Historical Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), issue 29 (пристрастный – ракъ), Minsk: Belaruskaia navuka, →ISBN, page 484
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