кукушка

Russian

Etymology

Onomatopoeic; from ку-ку́ (ku-kú) +‎ -шка (-ška). See Latin cucūlus, English cuckoo for more.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kʊˈkuʂkə]
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Noun

куку́шка • (kukúškaf anim (genitive куку́шки, nominative plural куку́шки, genitive plural куку́шек, relational adjective куку́шковый or куку́шкин or куку́шечий, diminutive куку́шечка, augmentative куку́ха)

  1. cuckoo
    куку́шка куку́ет: ку-ку́, ку-ку́!kukúška kukújet: ku-kú, ku-kú!A cuckoo cuckoos!
  2. (figurative) woman who left her newborn baby
  3. (railroad, slang) cuckoo (a term used for the old «Ку» series locomotives)
  4. (railroad, slang) cuckoo (a term for a suburban light-rail with several cars)
  5. (military, slang) sniper whose firing position is located in a tree

Declension

Derived terms

  • куку́ха f (kukúxa)
  • кукушо́нок m anim (kukušónok)

Compounds:

Phrases
  • From куку́ха (kukúxa):
    • куку́ха пое́хала (kukúxa pojéxala)
    • пое́хать куку́хой (pojéxatʹ kukúxoj)

See also

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