Катюша

See also: катюша

Russian

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

Катю́ша • (Katjúšaf anim (genitive Катю́ши, nominative plural Катю́ши, genitive plural Катю́ш)

  1. a diminutive, Katyusha, of the female given names Ка́тя (Kátja), Екатери́на (Jekaterína), or Катери́на (Katerína)
  2. a Russian folk song composed in 1938.
  3. a type of artillery rocket launcher consisting of an array of rockets mounted on a truck, originated in the Soviet Union, named after the song.

Declension

Descendants

  • Chinese: 喀秋莎 (kāqiūshā)
  • English: Katyusha