кукушка
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Russian
Etymology
Onomatopoeic; from ку-ку́ (ku-kú) + -шка (-ška).
Pronunciation
Noun
куку́шка • (kukúška) f anim (genitive куку́шки, nominative plural куку́шки, genitive plural куку́шек, relational adjective куку́шковый or куку́шкин, diminutive куку́шечка)
- cuckoo
- (figurative) woman who left her newborn baby
- (railroad, slang) cuckoo (a term used for the old «Ку» series locomotives)
- (railroad, slang) cuckoo (a term for a suburban light-rail with several cars)
- (military, slang) sniper whose firing position is located in a tree
Declension
Declension of куку́шка (anim fem-form velar-stem accent-a reduc)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | куку́шка kukúška |
куку́шки kukúški |
| genitive | куку́шки kukúški |
куку́шек kukúšek |
| dative | куку́шке kukúške |
куку́шкам kukúškam |
| accusative | куку́шку kukúšku |
куку́шек kukúšek |
| instrumental | куку́шкой, куку́шкою kukúškoj, kukúškoju |
куку́шками kukúškami |
| prepositional | куку́шке kukúške |
куку́шках kukúškax |
Derived terms
- четырёхкрылая куку́шка (četyrjóxkrylaja kukúška)
Related terms
- куковать (kukovatʹ)
- кукушечий (kukušečij)
- кукушонок (kukušonok)
- кукушкин лён (kukuškin ljon)
- кукушкины слёзки (kukuškiny sljózki)
See also
- сна́йпер m (snájper)