косатка
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Косатка.
Bulgarian
Etymology
From косат (kosat, “hatchet, fin”) (dated) + -ка (-ka), a calque of Latin orca (originally meaning oryx, pickaxe).
Pronunciation
Noun
коса́тка • (kosátka) f
Declension
Declension of коса́тка
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | коса́тка kosátka |
коса́тки kosátki |
| definite | коса́тката kosátkata |
коса́тките kosátkite |
| vocative form | коса́тко kosátko |
коса́тки kosátki |
References
- “косатка”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “косатка”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
Russian
Etymology
From коса́т (kosát, “oryx”) (dated) + -ка (-ka). By surface analysis, коса́ (kosá, “scythe”) + -а́тка (-átka). A calque of Latin orca.
Pronunciation
Noun
коса́тка • (kosátka) f anim (genitive коса́тки, nominative plural коса́тки, genitive plural коса́ток)
- killer whale, orca (Orcinus orca)
- falcated duck (Anas falcata)
- naked catfish, bagrid catfish (Bagridae spp., Siluriformes).
- Obsolete spelling of каса́тка (kasátka).; barn swallow
Declension
Declension of коса́тка (anim fem-form velar-stem accent-a reduc)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | коса́тка kosátka |
коса́тки kosátki |
| genitive | коса́тки kosátki |
коса́ток kosátok |
| dative | коса́тке kosátke |
коса́ткам kosátkam |
| accusative | коса́тку kosátku |
коса́ток kosátok |
| instrumental | коса́ткой, коса́ткою kosátkoj, kosátkoju |
коса́тками kosátkami |
| prepositional | коса́тке kosátke |
коса́тках kosátkax |