куку́шка
nounfeminineanimatecountablerare #12570
- 1.
cuckoobirds
В лесу́ кукова́ла куку́шка.
A cuckoo was calling in the forest.
- 2.
(rare) small locomotive, shunting enginerailways
Ма́ленькая куку́шка тащи́ла два ваго́на.
A little shunting engine was pulling two carriages.
colloquial
- 3.
(rare) enemy snipermilitary
Куку́шка стреля́ла с де́рева.
The sniper was firing from a tree.
soldiers' slang, esp. of snipers firing from trees
Examples
Ты когда-нибудь ви́дел куку́шку?
Have you ever seen a cuckoo?
Declension
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nom.Nominative | куку́шка | куку́шки |
| Gen.Genitive | куку́шки | куку́шек |
| Dat.Dative | куку́шке | куку́шкам |
| Acc.Accusative | куку́шку | куку́шек |
| Inst.Instrumental | куку́шкой куку́шкою | куку́шками |
| Prep.Prepositional | куку́шке | куку́шках |
Word familyкуку́шкаPRO
- куку́шкаcuckoo; small locomotive; enemy sniper
- куку́шечийcuckoo
- кукушо́нокcuckoo chick
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Iron edited translation 2 days ago.
luke.hess97 edited translation 2 years ago.
elorin_alatarial edited translation 3 years ago.
