черепаха

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Russian

Черепаха
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Etymology

From че́реп (čérep, skull, crust), the native желвь (želvʹ) from Old East Slavic желꙑ (žely) was discontinued. Cognate with Belarusian чарапа́ха (čarapáxa), Ukrainian черепа́ха (čerepáxa).

Pronunciation

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Noun

черепа́ха (čerepáxaf anim (genitive черепа́хи, nominative plural черепа́хи, genitive plural черепа́х, relational adjective черепа́ховый or черепа́ший, diminutive черепа́шка)

  1. tortoise
  2. turtle
  3. tortoise shell

Declension

Ukrainian

Черепаха
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Etymology

Cognate with Russian черепа́ха (čerepáxa). See there for more.

Pronunciation

Noun

черепа́ха (čerepáxaf animal (genitive черепа́хи, nominative plural черепа́хи, genitive plural черепа́х, relational adjective черепа́ховий or черепа́шачий, diminutive черепа́шка)

  1. turtle, tortoise

Declension

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