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до́лька

rare #19505
nounfeminineinanimatecountable
  • 1.

    segment, slice, wedge

    Он съел до́льку апельси́на.

    He ate a slice of orange.

    Typically of citrus fruit, apples, melons.

  • 2.

    clove (of garlic)cooking

    Доба́вь в со́ус до́льку чеснока́.

    Add a clove of garlic to the sauce.

  • 3.

    (rarelobule, small lobeanatomy

    до́льки пе́чени

    the lobules of the liver

  • 4.

    (raresmall share, small portion

    Ему доста́лась лишь ма́ленькая до́лька насле́дства.

    He got only a small share of the inheritance.

    Diminutive of доля.

Usage info

Natural, internal sections of fruits like oranges, lemons, or garlic (a clove of garlic до́лька чеснока́).
Uniform slices of food that have been purposefully cut, such as a slice of apple, potato or cucumber.

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Declension

SingularPlural
Nom.Nominative

до́лька

до́льки

Gen.Genitive

до́льки

до́лек

Dat.Dative

до́льке

до́лькам

Acc.Accusative

до́льку

до́льки

Inst.Instrumental

до́лькой

до́льками

Prep.Prepositional

до́льке

до́льках

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  • Iron edited translation 1 week ago.
  • Wade edited translation and usage info 8 months ago.