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Russian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *elbedь, *elbędь, *olbǫdь, from Proto-Indo-European *albʰós (“white”).
Pronunciation
Noun
ле́бедь • (lébedʹ) m anim (genitive ле́бедя, nominative plural ле́беди, genitive plural лебеде́й, feminine лебёдка, relational adjective лебеди́ный or лебя́жий)
ле́бедь • (lébedʹ) f anim (genitive ле́беди, nominative plural ле́беди, genitive plural лебеде́й, relational adjective лебеди́ный or лебя́жий) (poetic)
- swan
Declension
neutral-style:
poetic-style/literary:
Derived terms
Descendants
See also
References
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “лебедь”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
- Chernykh, P. Ja. (1993) “лебедь”, in Историко-этимологический словарь русского языка (in Russian), 3rd edition, volume 1 (а – пантомима), Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN, page 471