From the Arabic name of Egypt, Ottoman Turkish مصر (mısır), Arabic مِصْر (miṣr); following the false belief that turkeys originate from Egypt. Compare English turkey, Portuguese peru, Russian индейка (indejka), Scottish Gaelic eun-Frangach, and Dutch kalkoen.
мисир • (misir) m (plural мисири, feminine мисирка, diminutive мисирче)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | мисир (misir) | мисири (misiri) |
| definite unspecified | мисирот (misirot) | мисирите (misirite) |
| definite proximal | мисиров (misirov) | мисириве (misirive) |
| definite distal | мисирон (misiron) | мисирине (misirine) |
| vocative | мисиру (misiru) | мисири (misiri) |
| count form | — | мисира (misira) |