шелковица

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Russian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Possibly by association with silk (шёлк) and the silkworm (Тутовый шелкопряд), for which mulberry leaves are a main source of food.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • шелкови́ца: IPA(key): [ʂɨɫkɐˈvʲit͡sə]
  • шелко́вица: IPA(key): [ʂɨɫˈkovʲɪt͡sə]
  • (file)

Noun[edit]

шелкови́ца or шелко́вица (šelkovíca or šelkóvicaf inan (genitive шелкови́цы or шелко́вицы, nominative plural шелкови́цы or шелко́вицы, genitive plural шелкови́ц or шелко́виц)

  1. mulberry (the tree or the fruit)

Declension[edit]