бубны
Russian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈbubnɨ]
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Czech bubny m pl (“bells in German playing cards”), plural of buben m (“drum”) cognate to the Russian бу́бен (búben, “tambourine”) calquing German Schellen, better known as kule f pl (literally “bullets”) in Czech.
Noun
бу́бны • (búbny) f inan pl (genitive бу́бен or бубён, plural only, relational adjective бубно́вый)
- diamonds (one of the four suits of playing cards, marked with the symbol ♦)
Declension
See also
| Suits in Russian · ма́сти (másti) (layout · text) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| че́рвы (čérvy), че́рви (čérvi) | бу́бны (búbny), бу́би (búbi) | пи́ки (píki), ви́ни (víni) | тре́фы (tréfy), кре́сти (krésti) |
Noun
бу́бны • (búbny) f inan or f inan pl
- inflection of бу́бна (búbna):
- genitive singular
- nominative/accusative plural
Etymology 2
Noun
бу́бны • (búbny) m inan pl
- nominative/accusative plural of бу́бен (búben)