снігур

Ukrainian

(1) снігур (Pyrrhula pyrrhula)

Etymology

From сніг (snih, snow).[1] Compare Russian снеги́рь (snegírʹ), Belarusian снягі́р (snjahír).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [sʲnʲiˈɦur]
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Noun

снігу́р • (snihúr) m animal (genitive снігура́, nominative plural снігурі́, genitive plural снігурі́в)[2]

  1. bullfinch, Eurasian bullfinch, common bullfinch (bird of the species Pyrrhula pyrrhula)
  2. bullfinch (bird of the genus Pyrrhula)

Declension

References

  1. Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1982–2012), “снігур”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
  2. Hard-group masculine noun with nominative plural ending in , as per § 67(II) of Українська національна комісія з питань правопису (2019 May 22) “Український правопис 2019 року [Ukrainian orthography of 2019]”, in mon.gov.ua, Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine, archived from the original on 3 June 2019

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