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раку́шка

rare #15529
nounfeminineinanimatecountable
  • 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.

    (rarelight 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

Declension

SingularPlural
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
    nounfeminine
  • nounmasculine

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  • Iron edited translation 4 days ago.
  • TonyUK edited translation 4 years ago.
  • Little_Louis edited usage info 5 years ago.