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Russian
Etymology 1
From Old East Slavic ворона (vorona), from Proto-Slavic *vorna, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *wárˀnāˀ. Related to Lithuanian várna (“crow”), Tocharian B wrauña (“crow”). Also related to Russian во́рон (vóron, “raven”).
Pronunciation
Noun
воро́на • (voróna) f anim (genitive воро́ны, nominative plural воро́ны, genitive plural воро́н, relational adjective воро́ний)
- crow (bird)
- бе́лая воро́на ― bélaja voróna ― rara avis
- cuckoo, gawk, gaper, loafer
- счита́ть воро́н ― sčitátʹ vorón ― to stand gaping about, to gape
Declension
Derived terms
Descendants
- → Southern Yukaghir: парнаа (parnā)
Further reading
- ворона in Большой толковый словарь, editor-in-chief С. А. Кузнецов – hosted at gramota.ru
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “ворона”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Noun
во́рона • (vórona) m anim
- genitive/accusative singular of во́рон (vóron)
Ukrainian
Etymology
From Old Ukrainian ворона (vorona), from Old East Slavic ворона (vorona), from Proto-Slavic *vorna, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *wárˀnāˀ.
Pronunciation
Noun
воро́на • (voróna) f animal (genitive воро́ни, nominative plural воро́ни, genitive plural воро́н)
- crow (bird)
Declension
Declension of воро́на (animal hard fem-form accent-a)
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