кукушка

Russian

Etymology

Onomatopoeic; from ку-ку́ (ku-kú) + -шка (-ška).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kʊˈkuʂkə]
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Noun

куку́шка (kukúška) f anim (genitive куку́шки, nominative plural куку́шки, genitive plural куку́шек)

  1. cuckoo
    куку́шка куку́ет: ку-ку́, ку-ку́!kukúška kukújet: ku-kú, ku-kú!A cuckoo cuckoos!
  2. (railroad) cuckoo (a term used for the old «Ку» series locomotives)
  3. (railroad) cuckoo (a term for a suburban light-rail with several cars)
  4. (military) sniper whose firing position is located in a tree

Declension

  • куковать (kukovatʹ)
  • кукушечий (kukušečij)
  • кукушонок (kukušonok)

See also

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