орлёнок

Russian

Etymology

орёл (orjól) + -ёнок (-jónok)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɐrˈlʲɵnək]

Noun

орлёнок • (orljónok) m anim (genitive орлёнка, nominative plural орля́та, genitive plural орля́т)

  1. eaglet (an eagle chick)
  2. a member of a Soviet pioneer camp Орлёнок (or it's modern equivalent) or a boy who is acting like one
  3. (historical) a teenager who was fighting on the Red side during the Civil War in Russia, Belarussia and Ukraine (1917-24)
  4. (historical) a teenager who took part in the defence of Lemberg fighting on the Polish side during the Polish-Ukrainian War (1918-19)

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