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Ukrainian
Etymology
From пе́репел (pérepel) + -ка (-ka). Compare Belarusian перапёлка (pjerapjólka) and Russian перепёлка (perepjólka).
Pronunciation
Noun
перепі́лка • (perepílka) f animal (genitive перепі́лки, nominative plural перепі́лки, genitive plural перепі́лок, masculine пе́репел, relational adjective перепі́лчин, diminutive перепі́лочка or перепі́лонька)
- female quail, quail hen
- Synonym: перепели́ця (perepelýcja)
Declension
Declension of перепі́лка (animal hard fem-form accent-a reduc)
References
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “перепілка”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2010–2023), “перепілка”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 1–14 (а – префере́нція), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka; Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN