ёлочка

Russian

Etymology

ёлка (jólka) +‎ -ка (-ka)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈjɵɫət͡ɕkə]

Noun

ёлочка • (jóločkaf inan (genitive ёлочки, nominative plural ёлочки, genitive plural ёлочек)

  1. diminutive of ёлка (jólka); little fir tree, little spruce, little Christmas tree (New Year's tree)
  2. herringbone (pattern)
  3. (typography) guillemet (type of quotation mark; either « or »)

Declension