русалка

Russian
Rusalka by I. Bilibin, 1934

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic русалиꙗ (rusalija), Old Church Slavonic роусалиѩ (rusaliję) +‎ -ка (-ka), from Byzantine Greek ῥουσάλια (rhousália), from Latin rōsālia (“festival of the roses”). Compare with Bulgarian руса́лия (rusálija).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [rʊˈsaɫkə]
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Noun

руса́лка • (rusálka) f anim (genitive руса́лки, nominative plural руса́лки, genitive plural руса́лок, diminutive руса́лочка)

  1. (Slavic mythology) rusalka; a Slavic female water spirit associated with death by drowning and with Green Week traditions occurring around the time of Pentecost
  2. (by extension) nymph, mermaid (in the context of Western fantasy and mythology)

Declension
Declension of руса́лка (anim fem-form velar-stem accent-a reduc) 
singular plural
nominative руса́лка
rusálka		 руса́лки
rusálki
genitive руса́лки
rusálki		 руса́лок
rusálok
dative руса́лке
rusálke		 руса́лкам
rusálkam
accusative руса́лку
rusálku		 руса́лок
rusálok
instrumental руса́лкой, руса́лкою
rusálkoj, rusálkoju		 руса́лками
rusálkami
prepositional руса́лке
rusálke		 руса́лках
rusálkax

Synonyms
  • береги́ня (beregínja), боло́тница (bolótnica), купа́лка (kupálka), ма́вка (mávka), шуто́вка (šutóvka)

Descendants
  • → English: rusalka
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