вдовушка

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Russian

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Vidua regia.

Etymology

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вдова́ (vdová, widow) +‎ -ушка (-uška, diminutive suffix). The ornithological name is a semantic loan from translingual Vidua and Latin vidua (widow.)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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вдо́вушка (vdóvuškaf anim (genitive вдо́вушки, nominative plural вдо́вушки, genitive plural вдо́вушек)

  1. diminutive of вдова́ (vdová, widow)
  2. (ornithology) Any indigobird of the genus Vidua.

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See also

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