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чайка

чайка

Bulgarian

Noun

чайка (čájka) f

  1. seagull, seamew

Inflection


Russian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *čajьka, from onomatopoeia of cry *kē.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕæjkə]

Noun

ча́йка (čájka) f anim (genitive ча́йки, nominative plural ча́йки, genitive plural ча́ек)

  1. seagull
Declension

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [t͡ɕɪjˈka]

Noun

чайка́ (čajká) m inan

  1. genitive singular of чаёк (čajók)

Ukrainian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *čajьka, from onomatopoeia of cry *kē.

Pronunciation

Noun

ча́йка (čájka) f anim (genitive ча́йки, nominative plural ча́йки́)

  1. seagull

Declension

Noun

ча́йка (čájka) f inan (genitive ча́йки, nominative plural ча́йки)

  1. (historical) a type of boat used by Zaporozhian Cossacks

Declension

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