From the Arabic name of Egypt, Ottoman Turkish مصر (mısır), Arabic مِصْر (miṣr); following the false belief that turkeys originate from Egypt. Compare English turkey, Portuguese peru, Russian индейка (indejka), Scottish Gaelic eun-Frangach, and Dutch kalkoen.
мисирка • (misirka) f (plural мисирки, masculine мисир, relational adjective мисиркин, diminutive мисирче)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | мисирка (misirka) | мисирки (misirki) |
| definite unspecified | мисирката (misirkata) | мисирките (misirkite) |
| definite proximal | мисиркава (misirkava) | мисиркиве (misirkive) |
| definite distal | мисиркана (misirkana) | мисиркине (misirkine) |
| vocative | мисирке (misirke) | мисирки (misirki) |