раку́шка
- 1.
seashell, shell, cockle-shell
Она́ нашла́ на берегу краси́вую раку́шку.
She found a beautiful seashell on the beach.
Diminutive-looking form of раковина; the usual word for a shell found on the beach.
- 2.
mussel, bivalve mollusc, shellfishzoology
К камня́м прили́пли ме́лкие раку́шки.
Small mussels were stuck to the rocks.
Refers to the living animal, not just its shell.
- 3.
(rare) light sheet-metal garage
Во дворе́ стоит его ста́рая раку́шка.
His old tin garage stands in the courtyard.
Colloquial; a small tin garage for one car, common in Russian courtyards.
Usage info
ракушка для волос - hair clasp
Examples
Мы очистили обраставший ракушками борт лодки.
We cleaned the side of the boat that was covered in shells.
Declension
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nom.Nominative | раку́шка | раку́шки |
| Gen.Genitive | раку́шки | раку́шек |
| Dat.Dative | раку́шке | раку́шкам |
| Acc.Accusative | раку́шку | раку́шки |
| Inst.Instrumental | раку́шкой | раку́шками |
| Prep.Prepositional | раку́шке | раку́шках |
Word familyраку́шкаPRO
- раку́шкаseashell; mussel; light sheet-metal garage
- раку́шечникcoquina
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