кулик
Russian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kulikъ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [kʊˈlʲik]
Noun
кули́к • (kulík) m inan (genitive кулика́, nominative plural кулики́, genitive plural кулико́в)
- sandpiper, snipe
- лесно́й кули́к ― lesnój kulík ― woodcock
- всяк кули́к своё боло́то хва́лит ― vsjak kulík svojó bolóto xválit ― every cook praises his own broth
Declension
Declension of кули́к (inan masc-form velar-stem accent-b)
Descendants
- → Ingrian: kulikka
See also
- боло́то n (bolóto)
References
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “кулик”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
Further reading
- Dal, Vladimir (1880–1882) “кулик”, in Толковый Словарь живаго великорускаго языка [Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language] (in Russian), 2nd edition, Publication of the bookseller-typographer Wolf, M. O.