пепелац

Russian

Etymology

From the term for spacecraft in Kin-dza-dza! (1986 science fiction film), from Georgian პეპელა (ṗeṗela, “butterfly”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pʲɪpʲɪˈɫat͡s]

Noun

пепела́ц • (pepelác) m inan (genitive пепела́ца, nominative plural пепела́цы, genitive plural пепела́цев)

1. (slang, humorous or derogatory) whirlybird, flying machine (a helicopter or small fixed-wing aircraft)
2. (slang, humorous or derogatory) bucket of bolts, rattletrap (an automobile, often one which is old, strange, poorly designed, or homebuilt)

   Synonym: драндуле́т (drandulét)

Declension

Declension of пепела́ц (inan masc-form ц-stem accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	пепела́ц pepelác	пепела́цы pepelácy
genitive	пепела́ца pepeláca	пепела́цев pepelácev
dative	пепела́цу pepelácu	пепела́цам pepelácam
accusative	пепела́ц pepelác	пепела́цы pepelácy
instrumental	пепела́цем pepelácem	пепела́цами pepelácami
prepositional	пепела́це pepeláce	пепела́цах pepelácax