анчоус
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Russian
Etymology
From Dutch ansjovis (attested as анчовес in 1724), from Spanish anchoa, from Ligurian anciôa, from Vulgar Latin *apiuva, from Latin aphyē (“small fry”), from Ancient Greek ἀφύη (aphúē).
Pronunciation
Noun
анчо́ус • (ančóus) m anim (genitive анчо́уса, nominative plural анчо́усы, genitive plural анчо́усов)
Declension
Declension of анчо́ус (anim masc-form hard-stem accent-a)