беззубка

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word беззубка. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word беззубка, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say беззубка in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word беззубка you have here. The definition of the word беззубка will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofбеззубка, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

Russian

Беззубки

Etymology

без- (bez-) +‎ зуб (zub) +‎ -ка (-ka), calque of New Latin Anodonta, from Ancient Greek ἀνόδοντα (anódonta), neuter plural of ἀνόδων (anódōn, toothless).

Pronunciation

Noun

беззу́бка (bezzúbkaf anim (genitive беззу́бки, nominative plural беззу́бки, genitive plural беззу́бок)

  1. river mussel

Declension

References

  • Arapova, N. S. (2000) “беззубка”, in Kalʹki v russkom jazyke poslepetrovskovo perioda. Opyt slovarja [Calques in Post-Petrine Russian. An Essay of a Dictionary] (in Russian), Moscow: Moscow University Press, page 51