беззубка

Russian

Etymology

без- (bez-) +‎ зуб (zub) +‎ -ка (-ka), calque of New Latin Anodonta, from Ancient Greek ἀνόδοντα (anódonta), neuter plural of ἀνόδων (anódōn, toothless).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [bʲɪˈzːupkə]

Noun

беззу́бка • (bezzúbkaf anim (genitive беззу́бки, nominative plural беззу́бки, genitive plural беззу́бок)

  1. river mussel (Anodonta spp. etc.)

Declension

References

  • Arapova, N. S. (2000) “беззубка”, in Kalʹki v russkom jazyke poslepetrovskovo perioda. Opyt slovarja [Calques in Post-Petrine Russian. An Essay of a Dictionary] (in Russian), Moscow: Moscow University Press, page 51