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Russian
Etymology 1
Borrowed from German Waffel.
Pronunciation
Noun
ва́фля • (váflja) f inan (genitive ва́фли, nominative plural ва́фли, genitive plural ва́фель)
- waffle, wafer
1883, Антон Чехов, Злой мальчик; English translation from Marian Fell, transl., A Naughty Boy, 1915:Как-то раз за обедом, когда подали вафли, он вдруг захохотал, подмигнул одним глазом и спросил у Лапкина:
— Сказать? А?- Kak-to raz za obedom, kogda podali vafli, on vdrug zaxoxotal, podmignul odnim glazom i sprosil u Lapkina:
— Skazatʹ? A? - Once during dinner, while the waffles were on the table, he burst out laughing, winked, and said to Lapkin:
"Shall I tell them, eh?"
Declension
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Noun
вафля́ • (vafljá) f inan (genitive вафли́, nominative plural вафли́, genitive plural вафле́й)
- (derogatory) snot, spit
- (vulgar, criminal jargon) cum, jizz, ejaculate
- (vulgar) mythical flying dick; by extension, any flying object with an elongated shape, such as a Zeppelin
- вафли лови́ть ― vafli lovítʹ ― to hold the mouth open too long (literally, “to catch flying dicks”)
Declension
Ukrainian
Etymology
Borrowed from German Waffel.
Pronunciation
Noun
ва́фля • (váflja) f inan (genitive ва́флі, nominative plural ва́флі, genitive plural ва́фель)
- a waffle (pastry)
- чай із ва́флею ― čaj iz váfleju ― tea with a waffle
Declension
Declension of ва́фля (inan soft fem-form accent-a reduc)