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ikra

ikra

English

ikra

Noun

ikra ‎(uncountable)

  1. roe of the salmon, red caviar

Translations

Usage notes

  • In Russian, Ukrainian, etc. the term means any roe, fish eggs and black sturgeon caviar.

Anagrams

Hungarian

Etymology

From a Slavic language

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈikrɒ]
  • Hyphenation: ik‧ra

Noun

ikra ‎(plural ikrák)

  1. (anatomy) calf (of the leg)
  2. roe (of a fish)

Declension

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)
singular plural
nominative ikra ikrák
accusative ikrát ikrákat
dative ikrának ikráknak
instrumental ikrával ikrákkal
causal-final ikráért ikrákért
translative ikrává ikrákká
terminative ikráig ikrákig
essive-formal ikraként ikrákként
essive-modal — —
inessive ikrában ikrákban
superessive ikrán ikrákon
adessive ikránál ikráknál
illative ikrába ikrákba
sublative ikrára ikrákra
allative ikrához ikrákhoz
elative ikrából ikrákból
delative ikráról ikrákról
ablative ikrától ikráktól
Possessive forms of ikra
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. ikrám ikráim
2nd person sing. ikrád ikráid
3rd person sing. ikrája ikrái
1st person plural ikránk ikráink
2nd person plural ikrátok ikráitok
3rd person plural ikrájuk ikráik

Polish

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *jьkrā, from Proto-Indo-European *ikʷ(e)r- ‎(“fish egg”). Cognate to Russian икра́ ‎(ikrá), Lithuanian ikrai.

Noun

ikra f

  1. roe (of fish)
  2. (colloquial, figuratively) pep; spirit; zest; vigor

Declension

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *ikra, *jьkrā, from Proto-Indo-European *ikʷ(e)r- ‎(“fish egg”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /îkra/
  • Hyphenation: i‧kra

Noun

ȉkra f ‎(Cyrillic spelling и̏кра)

  1. (uncountable) roe (fish)
  2. (uncountable) caviar

Declension

Etymology

From Russian икра́ ‎(ikrá) "caviar", "roe"

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /iˈkrɑː/

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