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Russian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ulybъka. By surface analysis, улыба́ть(ся) (ulybátʹ(sja)) + -ка (-ka).
Pronunciation
Noun
улы́бка • (ulýbka) f inan (genitive улы́бки, nominative plural улы́бки, genitive plural улы́бок, diminutive улы́бочка)
- smile
- сардони́ческая улы́бка (medical) ― sardoníčeskaja ulýbka ― sardonic grin
1869, Иван Гончаров, “Часть I. Глава IX”, in Обрыв; English translation from Stephen Pearl, transl., Malinovka Heights, Alma Classics, 2020:Взгляд и улы́бка у него́ бы́ли так приве́тливы, что сра́зу располага́ли в его́ по́льзу.- Vzgljad i ulýbka u nevó býli tak privétlivy, što srázu raspolagáli v jevó pólʹzu.
- He had a look and a smile which were so friendly, that people immediately warmed to him.
Declension