ворона

See also: vorona

Russian

Etymology 1

From Old East Slavic ворона (vorona), from Proto-Slavic *vorna, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *wárˀnāˀ. Related to Lithuanian várna (crow), Tocharian B wrauña (crow). Also related to Russian во́рон (vóron, raven).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [vɐˈronə]
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

воро́на • (vorónaf anim (genitive воро́ны, nominative plural воро́ны, genitive plural воро́н, relational adjective воро́ний)

  1. crow (bird)
    бе́лая воро́наbélaja vorónarara avis
  2. cuckoo, gawk, gaper, loafer
    счита́ть воро́нsčitátʹ vorónto stand gaping about, to gape
Declension
Derived terms
  • проворо́нить pf (provorónitʹ)

Compounds:

Phrases
  • счита́ть воро́н impf (sčitátʹ vorón)
Proverbs
  • пу́ганая воро́на и куста́ бои́тся (púganaja voróna i kustá boítsja)
Descendants
  • Southern Yukaghir: парнаа (parnā)

References

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “ворона”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress

Further reading

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈvorənə]

Noun

во́рона • (vóronam anim

  1. genitive/accusative singular of во́рон (vóron)

Ukrainian

Etymology

From Middle Ukrainian ворона (vorona), from Old East Slavic ворона (vorona), from Proto-Slavic *vorna, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *wárˀnāˀ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [wɔˈrɔnɐ]
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

воро́на • (vorónaf animal (genitive воро́ни, nominative plural воро́ни, genitive plural воро́н)

  1. crow (bird)

Declension

Declension of воро́на
(animal hard fem-form accent-a)
singular plural
nominative воро́на
voróna
воро́ни
voróny
genitive воро́ни
voróny
воро́н
vorón
dative воро́ні
voróni
воро́нам
vorónam
accusative воро́ну
vorónu
воро́ни, воро́н
voróny, vorón
instrumental воро́ною
vorónoju
воро́нами
vorónamy
locative воро́ні
voróni
воро́нах
vorónax
vocative воро́но
voróno
воро́ни
voróny

References