орлёнок
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Russian
Etymology
орёл (orjól) + -ёнок (-jónok)
Pronunciation
Noun
орлёнок • (orljónok) m anim (genitive орлёнка, nominative plural орля́та, genitive plural орля́т)
- eaglet (an eagle chick)
- a member of a Soviet pioneer camp Орлёнок (or it's modern equivalent) or a boy who is acting like one
- (historical) a teenager who was fighting on the Red side during the Civil War in Russia, Belarussia and Ukraine (1917-24)
- 1936, “Орлёнок [Eaglet]”, Yakov Shvedov (lyrics), Viktor Bely (music):
- Меня называли ‘орлёнком’ в отряде,
Враги называют ‘орлом’.- Menja nazyvali ‘orljónkom’ v otrjade,
Vragi nazyvajut ‘orlom’. - In the squad called me ‘eaglet’;
Foes call me ‘eagle’.
- Menja nazyvali ‘orljónkom’ v otrjade,
- (historical) a teenager who took part in the defence of Lemberg fighting on the Polish side during the Polish-Ukrainian War (1918-19)
Declension
Declension of орлёнок (anim masc-form hard-stem accent-b)