сорока
Russian
Etymology 1
From Proto-Slavic *s(v)orka.
Pronunciation
Noun
соро́ка • (soróka) f anim (genitive соро́ки, nominative plural соро́ки, genitive plural соро́к)
- European magpie (Pica pica) (Russians associate the magpie with unpleasant squawking, complaining, and especially thievery)
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- 1893, Антон Павлович Чехов (Anton Pavlovich Chekhov), “Рассказ неизвестного человека”, in Русская мысль; translated as “An Anonymous Story”, in Constance Garnett, transl., The Lady with the Dog and Other Stories, London: Chatto & Windus, 1917, section 6:
- — Тепе́рь я понима́ю, отчего́ я так ча́сто теря́ю свои́ платки́ и перча́тки. Как хо́чешь, за́втра я отпущу́ э́ту соро́ку на во́лю и пошлю́ Степа́на за свое́ю Со́фьей. Та не воро́вка, и у неё не тако́й... отта́лкивающий вид.
- — Tepérʹ ja ponimáju, otčevó ja tak částo terjáju svoí platkí i perčátki. Kak xóčešʹ, závtra ja otpuščú étu soróku na vólju i pošljú Stepána za svojéju Sófʹjej. Ta ne voróvka, i u nejó ne takój... ottálkivajuščij vid.
- "Now I understand why I am always losing my handkerchiefs and gloves. Whatever you say, I shall dismiss the magpie to-morrow and send Stepan for my Sofya. She is not a thief and has not got such a ... repulsive appearance."
- соро́ка на хвосте́ принесла́ ― soróka na xvosté prineslá ― a little bird told me (lit: a magpie brought it on its tail)
Declension
Declension of соро́ка (anim fem-form velar-stem accent-a)
Synonyms
- (European magpie): белобо́ка (belobóka)
- спле́тник (splétnik), спле́тница (splétnica), трепа́ч (trepáč)
Related terms
- соро́чий (soróčij)
- соро́ка-воро́вка (soróka-voróvka)
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Numeral
сорока́ • (soroká)
- genitive of со́рок (sórok)
- dative of со́рок (sórok)
- instrumental of со́рок (sórok)
- prepositional of со́рок (sórok)
Ukrainian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *s(v)orka.
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Noun
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Declension
Noun
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- (figuratively) a very talkative man
Declension
References
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “сорока”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
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