ротан
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Russian
Etymology
рот (rot, “mouth”) + -а́н (-án, augmentative suffix) by its voracious appearance and behaviour.
Pronunciation
Noun
рота́н • (rotán) m anim (genitive рота́на, nominative plural рота́ны, genitive plural рота́нов)
- Amur sleeper (Perccottus glenii)
- Synonym: голове́шка (golovéška)
- (rare, derogatory) belly-god, a term of abuse for someone who eats a great quantity of food in one sitting
Declension
Declension of рота́н (anim masc-form hard-stem accent-a)