жар-птица

Russian

Etymology

жар (žar) + пти́ца (ptíca)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˌʐar ˈptʲit͡sə]

Noun

жар-пти́ца (žar-ptíca) f anim (genitive жар-пти́цы, nominative plural жар-пти́цы, genitive plural жар-пти́ц)

  1. (poetic) firebird
  2. (colloquial) tempting, hard-to-achieve desire

Declension

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