шелковица

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Russian

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Etymology

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Possibly by association with silk (шёлк) and the silkworm (Тутовый шелкопряд), for which mulberry leaves are a main source of food.

Pronunciation

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  • шелкови́ца: IPA(key): [ʂɨɫkɐˈvʲit͡sə]
  • шелко́вица: IPA(key): [ʂɨɫˈkovʲɪt͡sə]
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Noun

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шелкови́ца or шелко́вица (šelkovíca or šelkóvicaf inan (genitive шелкови́цы or шелко́вицы, nominative plural шелкови́цы or шелко́вицы, genitive plural шелкови́ц or шелко́виц)

  1. mulberry (the tree or the fruit)

Declension

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