клюква

Bulgarian

клюква

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian клю́ква (kljúkva).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈklʲu̟kvɐ]

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Noun

клю́ква • (kljúkva) f

1. cranberry (shrub of genus Vaccinium, section Oxycoccus)

   Synonym: (colloquial) северна червена боровинка (severna červena borovinka)

2. (by extension) fruit of cranberry

Usage notes

Colloquially, the fruit is also called червена боровинка (červena borovinka) (literally: “red pinefruit”) which typically refers to lingonberry (Vaccinium vitis-idaea).

Declension

Declension of клю́ква

	singular	plural
indefinite	клю́ква kljúkva	клю́кви kljúkvi
definite	клю́квата kljúkvata	клю́квите kljúkvite

Russian

Etymology

Of Proto-Slavic origin, the exact etymology is unclear.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈklʲukvə]

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Noun

клю́ква • (kljúkva) f inan (genitive клю́квы, nominative plural клю́квы, genitive plural клюкв)

1. (botany) cranberry (berry or plant)
2. (colloquial) tall tale
3. (slang, humorous) stereotypical depictions of Russia or Russian people

Declension

Declension of клю́ква (inan fem-form hard-stem accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	клю́ква kljúkva	клю́квы kljúkvy
genitive	клю́квы kljúkvy	клю́кв kljúkv
dative	клю́кве kljúkve	клю́квам kljúkvam
accusative	клю́кву kljúkvu	клю́квы kljúkvy
instrumental	клю́квой, клю́квою kljúkvoj, kljúkvoju	клю́квами kljúkvami
prepositional	клю́кве kljúkve	клю́квах kljúkvax

Pre-reform declension of клю́ква (inan fem-form hard-stem accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	клю́ква kljúkva	клю́квы kljúkvy
genitive	клю́квы kljúkvy	клю́квъ kljúkv
dative	клю́квѣ kljúkvě	клю́квамъ kljúkvam
accusative	клю́кву kljúkvu	клю́квы kljúkvy
instrumental	клю́квой, клю́квою kljúkvoj, kljúkvoju	клю́квами kljúkvami
prepositional	клю́квѣ kljúkvě	клю́квахъ kljúkvax

Related terms

• клюквенный (kljukvennyj)
• разве́систая клю́ква (razvésistaja kljúkva)

Descendants

• → Bulgarian: клю́ква (kljúkva)
• → English: klyukva (“stereotypes of Russia and Russian people”)