тюлень

Russian

Etymology

From a Sami language. Compare Northern Sami dealljá.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [tʲʉˈlʲenʲ]
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -enʲ

Noun

тюле́нь (tjulénʹ) m anim (genitive тюле́ня, nominative plural тюле́ни, genitive plural тюле́ней)

  1. seal (pinniped)
  2. (colloquial) A clumsy person, an oaf

Declension

  • тюленебоец (tjulenebojec)
  • тюленебойный (tjulenebojnyj)
  • тюленевый (tjulenevyj)
  • тюленёнок (tjulenjónok)
  • тюле́ний (tjulénij)
  • тюленина (tjulenina)
  • тюленуха (tjulenuxa)
  • тюле́нь-крабоед (tjulénʹ-krabojed)
  • тюле́нь-мона́х (tjulénʹ-monáx)

References

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), тюлень”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), translated from German and supplemented by Trubačóv O. N., Moscow: Progress
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