шашень

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Russian

 шашень on Russian Wikipedia

Etymology

Uncertain. Perhaps onomatopoeic, referring to the sound of insect larvae boring through wood. Cognate with ша́шель (šášelʹ) and Ukrainian ша́шіль (šášilʹ).

Pronunciation

Noun

ша́шень (šášenʹm anim (genitive ша́шня or ша́шеня, nominative plural ша́шни or ша́шени, genitive plural ша́шней or ша́шеней)

  1. naval shipworm, turu (Teredo navalis)
    Hypernym: корабе́льный червь (korabélʹnyj červʹ)
  2. (dated) house longhorn beetle, house borer (Hylotrupes bajulus)
    Synonyms: ша́шель (šášelʹ), домо́вый уса́ч (domóvyj usáč)
    Hypernym: уса́ч (usáč)

Declension