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самбу́к

rare #31609
nounmasculineinanimatecountable
  • 1.

    fruit mousse, fruit parfait, whipped fruit dessertcooking

    На десе́рт был я́блочный самбу́к.

    For dessert there was an apple mousse.

    A cold dessert made of fruit purée, sugar and beaten egg, set with gelatine.

  • 2.

    (rareelder, sambucusbotany

    У забо́ра разро́сся самбу́к.

    An elder bush has spread out by the fence.

    Botanical name; the everyday Russian word is бузина.

  • 3.

    (raresambuca (siege ladder), scaling laddermilitary history

    Осаждающие подвели́ самбу́к к стене.

    The besiegers brought the scaling ladder up to the wall.

    Ancient assault machine used against city walls or from ships.

Examples

Declension

SingularPlural
Nom.Nominative

самбу́к

самбу́ки

Gen.Genitive

самбу́ка

самбу́ков

Dat.Dative

самбу́ку

самбу́кам

Acc.Accusative

самбу́к

самбу́ки

Inst.Instrumental

самбу́ком

самбу́ками

Prep.Prepositional

самбу́ке

самбу́ках

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Contributions

  • Iron edited translation 2 weeks ago.
  • Lucian edited noun basics 7 years ago.