русалка

Russian

Etymology

From Old East Slavic русалиꙗ (rusalija), Old Church Slavonic роусалиѩ (rusaliję), from Ancient Greek ῥουσάλια (rhousália).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [rʊˈsalkə]

Noun

руса́лка (rusálka) f anim (genitive руса́лки, nominative plural руса́лки, genitive plural руса́лок)

  1. mermaid

Declension

Synonyms

  • берегиня (bereginja), болотница (bolotnica), купалка (kupalka), мавка (mavka), шутовка (šutovka)

Derived terms

  • русалочка (rusaločka)
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