орлёнок

Russian

Etymology

орёл (orjól) +‎ -ёнок (-jónok)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɐrˈlʲɵnək]

Noun

орлёнок • (orljónok) m anim (genitive орлёнка, nominative plural орля́та, genitive plural орля́т)

1. eaglet (an eagle chick)
2. a member of a Soviet pioneer camp Орлёнок (or it's modern equivalent) or a boy who is acting like one
3. (historical) a teenager who was fighting on the Red side during the Civil War in Russia, Belarussia and Ukraine (1917-24)
4. (historical) a teenager who took part in the defence of Lemberg fighting on the Polish side during the Polish-Ukrainian War (1918-19)

Declension

Declension of орлёнок (anim masc-form hard-stem accent-b) 

	singular	plural
nominative	орлёнок orljónok	орля́та orljáta
genitive	орлёнка orljónka	орля́т orlját
dative	орлёнку orljónku	орля́там orljátam
accusative	орлёнка orljónka	орля́т orlját
instrumental	орлёнком orljónkom	орля́тами orljátami
prepositional	орлёнке orljónke	орля́тах orljátax

Related terms

• орёл (orjól), орлёный (orljónyj), орли́ный (orlínyj)
• о́рлик (órlik)
• орли́ца (orlíca)
• орле́ц (orléc)
• орля́нка (orljánka)