ток

See also: тоқ and Appendix:Variations of "tok"

Bulgarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tɔk]

Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *tokъ.

Noun

ток • (tok) m (relational adjective то́ков)

1. current, flow
2. (uncountable, electricity) electric current

Declension

Declension of ток

	singular	plural
indefinite	ток tok	то́кове, то́ци tókove, tóci
definite (subject form)	то́кът tókǎt	то́ковете, то́ците tókovete, tócite
definite (object form)	то́ка tóka
count form	—	то́ка tóka

Derived terms

• то́ча (tóča, “to drain, to make flow”)
• за́ток (zátok, “inlet”) (dialectal)
• и́зток (íztok, “east”)
• ото́к (otók, “swelling, oedema; reflux, isle”)
• отто́к (ottók, “outflow, drainage”)
• при́ток (prítok, “influx, tributary”)
• про́ток (prótok, “strait, channel”)
• пото́к (potók, “stream, brook”)
• разто́к (raztók, “river fork”) (dialectal)
• сток (stok, “confluence”) (dialectal)

Related terms

• тек (tek, “flow”)
  • те́куще (tékušte, “present”) (rare)
• тече́ние (tečénie, “stream”)
• те́чност (téčnost, “liquid”)

Descendants

• → Armenian: տոկ (tok) — nonstandard
• → Azerbaijani: tok — proscribed
• → Georgian: ტოკი (ṭoḳi) — nonstandard

References

• “ток¹”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “ток”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French toque.

Noun

ток • (tok) m

1. heel (of a shoe), heel-tap

Declension

Declension of ток

	singular	plural
indefinite	ток tok	то́кове tókove
definite (subject form)	то́кът tókǎt	то́ковете tókovete
definite (object form)	то́ка tóka
count form	—	то́ка tóka

References

• “ток²”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014

Kazakh

Alternative scripts

Arabic	توك
Cyrillic	ток
Latin	tok

Etymology

From Russian ток (tok).

Noun

ток • (tok)

1. electric current

Declension

Declension of ток

	singular	plural
nominative	ток (tok)	токтар (toktar)
genitive	токтың (toktyñ)	токтардың (toktardyñ)
dative	токқа (tokqa)	токтарға (toktarğa)
accusative	токты (tokty)	токтарды (toktardy)
locative	токта (tokta)	токтарда (toktarda)
ablative	токтан (toktan)	токтардан (toktardan)
instrumental	токпен (tokpen)	токтармен (toktarmen)

Kyrgyz

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *tōk. Cognate to Southern Altai ток (tok, “satisfied”), etc.

Adjective

ток • (tok)

1. satisfied

References

• Sevortjan, E. V. (1980) Etimologičeskij slovarʹ tjurkskix jazykov [Etymological Dictionary of Turkic Languages] (in Russian), volume III, Moscow: Nauka, pages 252, 253

Macedonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *tokъ.

Noun

ток • (tok) m

1. stream, flux

   Synonym: тек (tek)

Russian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tok]
• Rhymes: -ok

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *tokъ.

Noun

ток • (tok) m inan (genitive то́ка, nominative plural то́ки, genitive plural то́ков)

1. (water, electricity) current

   Synonyms: пото́к (potók), тече́ние (tečénije)

Declension

Declension of ток (inan masc-form velar-stem accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	то́к tók	то́ки tóki
genitive	то́ка tóka	то́ков tókov
dative	то́ку tóku	то́кам tókam
accusative	то́к tók	то́ки tóki
instrumental	то́ком tókom	то́ками tókami
prepositional	то́ке tóke	то́ках tókax
partitive	то́ку tóku

Etymology 2

Noun

ток • (tok) m inan (genitive то́ка, nominative plural тока́, genitive plural токо́в)

1. (agriculture) threshing floor

Declension

Declension of ток (inan masc-form velar-stem accent-c irreg) 

	singular	plural
nominative	то́к tók	тока́△ toká△
genitive	то́ка tóka	токо́в tokóv
dative	то́ку tóku	тока́м tokám
accusative	то́к tók	тока́△ toká△
instrumental	то́ком tókom	тока́ми tokámi
prepositional	то́ке tóke	тока́х tokáx
locative	току́ tokú

^△ Irregular.

Etymology 3

Noun

ток • (tok) m inan (genitive то́ка, nominative plural тока́, genitive plural токо́в)

1. mating place (of birds); lek

Declension

Declension of ток (inan masc-form velar-stem accent-c irreg) 

	singular	plural
nominative	то́к tók	тока́△ toká△
genitive	то́ка tóka	токо́в tokóv
dative	то́ку tóku	тока́м tokám
accusative	то́к tók	тока́△ toká△
instrumental	то́ком tókom	тока́ми tokámi
prepositional	то́ке tóke	тока́х tokáx
locative	току́ tokú

^△ Irregular.

Related terms

• токова́ть impf (tokovátʹ)
• токови́ще n (tokovíšče)

Etymology 4

Borrowed from French toque.

Noun

ток • (tok) m inan (genitive то́ка, nominative plural то́ки, genitive plural то́ков)

1. toque

Declension

Declension of ток (inan masc-form velar-stem accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	то́к tók	то́ки tóki
genitive	то́ка tóka	то́ков tókov
dative	то́ку tóku	то́кам tókam
accusative	то́к tók	то́ки tóki
instrumental	то́ком tókom	то́ками tókami
prepositional	то́ке tóke	то́ках tókax

Etymology 5

Fast pronunciation spelling.

Adverb

ток • (tok)

1. (Internet slang) Alternative form of то́лько (tólʹko); only

Anagrams

• кот (kot)

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *tokъ. Cognate to e-grade те̏ћи.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tôːk/

Noun

то̑к m (Latin spelling tȏk)

1. flow
2. stream, current
3. flux

   св(ј)етлосни ток — luminous flux

   енергијски ток — energy flux

4. (Croatia) movement in space (as opposed to time, compare tijȇk)

Declension

Declension of ток

	singular	plural
nominative	то̑к	то́кови
genitive	тока	токова
dative	току	токовима
accusative	ток	токове
vocative	точе	токови
locative	току	токовима
instrumental	током	токовима

Derived terms

• по̀ток
• при́ток
• про̀ток
• то̑ком

Further reading

• “ток”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025

Etymology 2

From Ottoman Turkish طوقه (compare Turkish toka).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tôːk/

Noun

то̑к m (Latin spelling tȏk)

1. sheath, scabbard

Declension

Declension of ток

	singular	plural
nominative	то̑к	то̀кови
genitive	тока	токова
dative	току	токовима
accusative	ток	токове
vocative	точе	токови
locative	току	токовима
instrumental	током	токовима

Further reading

• “ток”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025

Southern Altai

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *tōk. Cognate to Kyrgyz ток (tok), etc.

Adjective

ток • (tok)

1. satisfied

References

• N. A. Baskakov, Toščakova N.A, editor (1947), “ток”, in Ojrotsko-Russkij Slovarʹ [Oyrot-Russian Dictionary], Moscow: M.: OGIZ, →ISBN
• Sevortjan, E. V. (1980) Etimologičeskij slovarʹ tjurkskix jazykov [Etymological Dictionary of Turkic Languages] (in Russian), volume III, Moscow: Nauka, pages 252, 253