берлога

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic берлога (berloga), from Proto-Slavic *bьrloga, from *bьrljati / *bьrliti + *-oga.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [bʲɪrˈɫoɡə]
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Noun

берло́га • (berlóga) f inan (genitive берло́ги, nominative plural берло́ги, genitive plural берло́г)

  1. lair, burrow, den, cave (for bears)
    Synonyms: нора́ (norá), ло́гово (lógovo)
  2. (figuratively, humorous) crib, pad
    Synonym: жили́ще (žilíšče)

Declension

Declension of берло́га (inan fem-form velar-stem accent-a) 
singular plural
nominative берло́га
berlóga 		берло́ги
berlógi
genitive берло́ги
berlógi 		берло́г
berlóg
dative берло́ге
berlóge 		берло́гам
berlógam
accusative берло́гу
berlógu 		берло́ги
berlógi
instrumental берло́гой, берло́гою
berlógoj, berlógoju 		берло́гами
berlógami
prepositional берло́ге
berlóge 		берло́гах
berlógax
  • берло́жный (berlóžnyj)

Descendants

  • → Ter Sami: пе̄рлугк (pierlugk)
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