бабье лето

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Russian

Etymology

Literally, old woman's summer. Cognate with Polish babie lato. See also German Altweibersommer and Hungarian vénasszonyok nyara.

Pronunciation

Noun

ба́бье ле́то (bábʹje léton inan (genitive ба́бьего ле́та, nominative plural ба́бьи лета́, genitive plural ба́бьих ле́т)

  1. Indian summer (summerlike days in early autumn)
    Synonyms: инде́йское ле́то (indéjskoje léto), ма́рфино ле́то (márfino léto)

Declension