трутень

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *trǫtъ. Cognate to German Drohne, Lithuanian trãnas, Latvian trans.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈtrutʲɪnʲ]

Noun

тру́тень (trútenʹ) m anim (genitive тру́тня, nominative plural тру́тни, genitive plural тру́тней)

  1. drone, male bee
  2. (man) parasite, drone

Declension


Ukrainian

Noun

тру́тень (trútenʹ) m anim (genitive тру́тня, nominative plural тру́тні)

  1. drone (male bee)
  2. (figuratively) drone, idler, sluggard

References

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