собачонка

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Russian

Etymology

соба́ка (sobáka) +‎ -о́нка (-ónka)

Pronunciation

Noun

собачо́нка (sobačónkaf anim (genitive собачо́нки, nominative plural собачо́нки, genitive plural собачо́нок)

  1. pejorative of соба́ка (sobáka): nasty little dog, stray dog
    • 1835, Николай Гоголь , “Ноября 11.”, in Записки сумасшедшего; English translation from Claud Field, transl., Memoirs of a Madman, 1916:
      Сего́дня, одна́ко ж, меня́ ка́к бы све́том озари́ло: я вспо́мнил тот разгово́р двух собачо́нок, кото́рый слы́шал я на Не́вском проспе́кте.
      Sevódnja, odnáko ž, menjá kák by svétom ozarílo: ja vspómnil tot razgovór dvux sobačónok, kotóryj slýšal ja na Névskom prospékte.
      To-day there came to me what seemed a heavenly inspiration. I remembered the conversation between the two dogs which I had overheard on the Nevski Prospect.

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