петрушка

See also: Петрушка

Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from Polish pietruszka, adapted from Czech petržel (see -у́шка (-úška)), from Middle High German petersîlje, from Latin petroselīnum, from Ancient Greek πετροσέλῑνον (petrosélīnon, literally “rock celery”). See English parsley.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pʲɪˈtruʂkə]

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Noun

петру́шка • (petrúška) f inan (genitive петру́шки, nominative plural петру́шки, genitive plural петру́шек)

1. (botany) parsley (herb)
2. foolishness, absurdity

Declension

Declension of петру́шка (inan fem-form velar-stem accent-a reduc) 

	singular	plural
nominative	петру́шка petrúška	петру́шки petrúški
genitive	петру́шки petrúški	петру́шек petrúšek
dative	петру́шке petrúške	петру́шкам petrúškam
accusative	петру́шку petrúšku	петру́шки petrúški
instrumental	петру́шкой, петру́шкою petrúškoj, petrúškoju	петру́шками petrúškami
prepositional	петру́шке petrúške	петру́шках petrúškax