мушка

Russian

Etymology

му́ха (múxa) +‎ -ка (-ka)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmuʂkə]

Noun

му́шка • (múška) f anim or f inan (genitive му́шки, nominative plural му́шки, genitive plural му́шек)

1. (animate) diminutive of му́ха (múxa): a small fly, midge
2. foresight, sight (of a rifle or a similar weapon)
3. beauty spot, patch

Declension

Declension of му́шка (bian fem-form velar-stem accent-a reduc) 

		singular	plural
nominative		му́шка múška	му́шки múški
genitive		му́шки múški	му́шек múšek
dative		му́шке múške	му́шкам múškam
accusative	animate	му́шку múšku	му́шек múšek
	inanimate		му́шки múški
instrumental		му́шкой, му́шкою múškoj, múškoju	му́шками múškami
prepositional		му́шке múške	му́шках múškax

Related terms

• мо́шка f anim (móška)

Borrowed

• моски́т m anim (moskít)

Ukrainian

Etymology

From му́ха (múxa) +‎ -ка (-ka). In the cosmetic sense, borrowed from Polish muszka, with semantic loan from French mouche.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmuʃkɐ]

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Noun

му́шка • (múška) f animal or f inan (genitive му́шки, nominative plural му́шки, genitive plural му́шок)

1. (animal) endearing diminutive of му́ха f (múxa, “fly”)
2. (animal) midge

   Synonym: мо́шка f (móška)

3. (inanimate) beauty mark, beauty spot (a natural mark on a person's skin, especially a freckle or mole on a woman's face)
4. (inanimate, cosmetics, historical) beauty mark, beauty spot, mouche, patch (a patch or spot drawn or placed on the face in order to heighten beauty)
5. (inanimate) decorative dot (on fabric)
6. (inanimate, firearms) foresight (front sight of a rifle)

Declension

Declension of му́шка
(animal/inan hard fem-form accent-a reduc)

	singular	plural
nominative	му́шка múška	му́шки múšky
genitive	му́шки múšky	му́шок múšok
dative	му́шці múšci	му́шкам múškam
accusative	му́шку múšku	му́шки1, му́шок2 múšky1, múšok2
instrumental	му́шкою múškoju	му́шками múškamy
locative	му́шці múšci	му́шках múškax
vocative	му́шко múško	му́шки múšky

¹Animal or inanimate.
²Animal.

References

• Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2018), “мушка”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 9 (міщани́н – насту́кувати), Kyiv: Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN, page 217
• “мушка”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horox – Slovozmina, Horokh – Inflection]‎^[1]

Further reading

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1973), “мушка”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 4 (І – М), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, page 834
• A. Rysin, V. Starko, Yu. Marchenko, O. Telemko, et al. (compilers, 2007–2022), “мушка”, in Russian-Ukrainian Dictionaries
• A. Rysin, V. Starko, et al. (compilers, 2011–2020), “мушка”, in English–Ukrainian Dictionaries
• “мушка”, in Словник.ua [Slovnyk.ua, Slovnyk.ua]‎^[2]