калуга

Bulgarian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kɐˈɫuɡɐ]
  • (file)

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kaluga. By surface analysis, кал (kal, mud) + -уга (-uga).

Noun

калу́га • (kalúga) f (dialectal)

  1. Augmentative of кал (kal, mud, sludge)
  2. (colloquial) mudtrap, quicksand (liquified mud in which one could sink)
Declension
  • ка́лище (kálište, mud field)

References

  • Речник на северозападните говори
риба калуга

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Russian калу́га (kalúga), probably of Finnic origin (cf. Finnish kala (fish)).

Noun

калу́га • (kalúga) f

  1. kaluga (type of sturgeon: Huso dauricus)
Declension

Russian

Etymology

Probably of Finnic origin (cf. Finnish kala (fish)).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kɐˈɫuɡə]
  • (file)

Noun

калу́га • (kalúga) f anim (genitive калу́ги, nominative plural калу́ги, genitive plural калу́г)

  1. kaluga, great Siberian sturgeon (type of sturgeon: Huso dauricus)

Declension

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