веснушка

Russian

Etymology

From весну́ха (vesnúxa, freckle; fever) + -ка (-ka). Per Vasmer, the original meaning of весну́ха (vesnúxa) was approximately "spring disease", from весна́ (vesná, spring).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [vʲɪsˈnuʂkə]

Noun

весну́шка • (vesnúška) f inan (genitive весну́шки, nominative plural весну́шки, genitive plural весну́шек)

  1. freckle

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