калинка
Bulgarian
Червена калинка
Жълта калинка
Etymology
From кали́на (kalína, “guelder rose”) + -ка (-ka), probably due to similarity between the typically red elytra of the beetle (although not all ladybugs are red) and the berries of the shrub.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [kɐˈlʲiŋkə]
Noun
кали́нка • (kalínka) f
- ladybird (UK), ladybug (US) (beetle of family Coccinellidae)
- Synonyms: (poetic) божа́ буба́лка (božá bubálka), (dialectal) бубама́ра (bubamára), (dialectal) кукума́ра (kukumára)
Usage notes
Poetically, the insect is often called кали́нка-мали́нка (kalínka-malínka), dialectally ка́ля-ма́ля (kálja-málja), which literally translates as guelder rose berry-raspberry.
Declension
Declension of кали́нка
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | кали́нка kalínka |
кали́нки kalínki |
| definite | кали́нката kalínkata |
кали́нките kalínkite |
| vocative form | кали́нке kalínke |
кали́нки kalínki |
Macedonian
Etymology
From калина (kalina) + -ка (-ka), from Proto-Slavic *kalina.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈkaliŋka]
Russian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [kɐˈlʲinkə]
Noun
кали́нка • (kalínka) f inan (genitive кали́нки, nominative plural кали́нки, genitive plural кали́нок)
- Diminutive of кали́на (kalína)
Declension
Declension of кали́нка (inan fem-form velar-stem accent-a reduc)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | кали́нка kalínka |
кали́нки kalínki |
| genitive | кали́нки kalínki |
кали́нок kalínok |
| dative | кали́нке kalínke |
кали́нкам kalínkam |
| accusative | кали́нку kalínku |
кали́нки kalínki |
| instrumental | кали́нкой, кали́нкою kalínkoj, kalínkoju |
кали́нками kalínkami |
| prepositional | кали́нке kalínke |
кали́нках kalínkax |
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