каракатица

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Russian

каракатица

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Etymology

Derived from Proto-Slavic *korkъ (limb) with the suffixes -атый (-atyj, -provided) and -ица (-ica, feminine suffix), thus roughly meaning the legged one. The form корока́тица (korokática) would thus be the etymologically correct one, but the most used one is карака́тица (karakática), influenced by кара- (kara-, (from Turkish) black).

Pronunciation

Noun

карака́тица (karakáticaf anim (genitive карака́тицы, nominative plural карака́тицы, genitive plural карака́тиц)

  1. cuttlefish (any of various squidlike mollusks)
  2. (colloquial, derogatory) clumsy or ugly woman

Declension

Descendants

  • Romanian: caracatiță