Ukas

See also: ūkas and ukąś

German

Etymology

18th century, borrowed from Russian ука́з (ukáz, “edict, decree”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈuːkas/

• Audio

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Noun

Ukas m (strong, genitive Ukas or Ukasses or Ukases, plural Ukasse or Ukase)

1. ukase (proclamation from the Russian ruler)
2. (humorous) any decree, rule, command

Declension

Declension of Ukas [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Ukas	die	Ukasse, Ukase
genitive	eines	des	Ukas, Ukasses, Ukases	der	Ukasse, Ukase
dative	einem	dem	Ukas, Ukasse1, Ukase1	den	Ukassen, Ukasen
accusative	einen	den	Ukas	die	Ukasse, Ukase

¹Now rare, see notes.

Further reading

• “Ukas” in Duden online
• “Ukas” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache