саранча
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Turkic, ultimately from Proto-Turkic *sārïg (“yellow”), compare Karakhanid [script needed] (sarïğča, “locust”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]саранча́ • (sarančá) f anim (genitive саранчи́, nominative plural саранчи́, genitive plural саранче́й)
- (zoology) locust, grasshopper
- Synonym: саранчу́к (sarančúk)
Usage notes
[edit]Usually used in the singular as a collective noun.
- Де́ти набро́сились на стол как саранча́ ― Déti nabrósilisʹ na stol kak sarančá ― The children attacked the table like locusts.
Declension
[edit]Declension of саранча́ (anim fem-form sibilant-stem accent-b)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | саранча́ sarančá |
саранчи́ sarančí |
| genitive | саранчи́ sarančí |
саранче́й sarančéj |
| dative | саранче́ sarančé |
саранча́м sarančám |
| accusative | саранчу́ sarančú |
саранче́й sarančéj |
| instrumental | саранчо́й, саранчо́ю sarančój, sarančóju |
саранча́ми sarančámi |
| prepositional | саранче́ sarančé |
саранча́х sarančáx |
References
[edit]- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “саранча”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
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