чавыча

Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from Itelmen човуича (see чʼучʼу). Ultimately from Proto-Chukotko-Kamchatkan *æwæc(u).

Pronunciation

  • чавыча́: IPA(key): [t͡ɕɪvɨˈt͡ɕa]
  • чавы́ча: IPA(key): [t͡ɕɪˈvɨt͡ɕə] (sometimes seen as dated)

Noun

чавыча́ or чавы́ча • (čavyčá or čavýča) f anim (genitive чавычи́ or чавы́чи, nominative plural чавычи́ or чавы́чи, genitive plural чавыче́й or чавы́чей)

  1. chinook salmon, king salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha)

Declension

Declension of чавыча́, чавы́ча (anim fem-form sibilant-stem accent-b/a irreg) 
singular plural
nominative чавыча́, чавы́ча
čavyčá, čavýča 		чавычи́, чавы́чи
čavyčí, čavýči
genitive чавычи́, чавы́чи
čavyčí, čavýči 		чавыче́й, чавы́чей△
čavyčéj, čavýčej△
dative чавыче́, чавы́че
čavyčé, čavýče 		чавыча́м, чавы́чам
čavyčám, čavýčam
accusative чавычу́, чавы́чу
čavyčú, čavýču 		чавыче́й, чавы́чей△
čavyčéj, čavýčej△
instrumental чавычо́й, чавычо́ю, чавы́чей, чавы́чею
čavyčój, čavyčóju, čavýčej, čavýčeju 		чавыча́ми, чавы́чами
čavyčámi, čavýčami
prepositional чавыче́, чавы́че
čavyčé, čavýče 		чавыча́х, чавы́чах
čavyčáx, čavýčax

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