суслик

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Russian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Old East Slavic сусолу (susolu), that from Proto-Slavic *sysьlъ, probably onomatopoeic of its calls; related to Bulgarian съскам (sǎskam, I hiss) and Old Church Slavonic свистати (svistati, to whistle).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ˈsus⁽ʲ⁾lʲɪk]

Noun[edit]

су́слик (súslikm anim (genitive су́слика, nominative plural су́слики, genitive plural су́сликов)

  1. suslik, ground squirrel, spermophile, gopher

Declension[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • English: suslik, souslik
  • Ingrian: suslikka

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