косатка

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Bulgarian

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Косатка.

Etymology

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From косат (kosat, hatchet, fin) (dated) +‎ -ка (-ka), a calque of Latin orca (originally meaning oryx, pickaxe).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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коса́тка (kosátkaf

  1. grampus, killer whale, orca

Declension

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References

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  • косатка”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • косатка”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Russian

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Etymology

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From коса́т (kosát, oryx) (dated) +‎ -ка (-ka). By surface analysis, коса́ (kosá, scythe) +‎ -а́тка (-átka). A calque of Latin orca.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [kɐˈsatkə]
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

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коса́тка (kosátkaf anim (genitive коса́тки, nominative plural коса́тки, genitive plural коса́ток)

  1. killer whale, orca (Orcinus orca)
  2. falcated duck (Anas falcata)
  3. naked catfish, bagrid catfish (Bagridae spp., Siluriformes).
  4. Obsolete spelling of каса́тка (kasátka).; barn swallow

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