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кли́чка

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nounfeminineinanimatecountable
  • 1.

    name (of an animal), pet name

    Кли́чка нашей соба́ки — Ша́рик.

    Our dog's name is Sharik.

    The standard word for an animal's name; a person's name is и́мя.

  • 2.

    nickname, moniker

    В шко́ле ему дали оби́дную кли́чку.

    At school they gave him an insulting nickname.

    Often mocking or unflattering.

  • 3.

    alias, pseudonym, code name

    Он был изве́стен под кли́чкой «Крот».

    He was known by the alias "Mole".

    Used of criminals, spies and revolutionaries.

Examples

Declension

SingularPlural
Nom.Nominative

кли́чка

кли́чки

Gen.Genitive

кли́чки

кли́чек

Dat.Dative

кли́чке

кли́чкам

Acc.Accusative

кли́чку

кли́чки

Inst.Instrumental

кли́чкой

кли́чкою

кли́чками

Prep.Prepositional

кли́чке

кли́чках

Word familyкличPRO

  • nounmasculine
  • кли́чкаname (of an animal); nickname; alias
    nounfeminine

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  • Iron edited translation 5 days ago.
  • Iron edited translation 5 days ago.
  • ghen edited related words 2 years ago.
  • Sandy edited translation 5 years ago.