цапля

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Russian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *čapľa.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ˈt͡saplʲə]
  • (file)

Noun[edit]

ца́пля (cápljaf anim (genitive ца́пли, nominative plural ца́пли, genitive plural ца́пель, diminutive ца́пелька)

  1. heron, egret (bird)
  2. (figuratively) beanpole, a tall, thin person (m or f)
  3. С, ts (in the Russian spelling alphabet)

Declension[edit]