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

References

• Bilodid I. K., editor (1970–1980), “чайка”, in Slovnyk ukrajinsʹkoji movy, Kiev: Naukova Dumka