гуля
See also: гула
Russian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈɡulʲə]
Etymology 1
Formed from the onomatopoeia гуль-гу́ль (gulʹ-gúlʹ) + -я (-ja).
Noun
гу́ля • (gúlja) m anim or f anim (genitive гу́ли, nominative plural гу́ли, genitive plural гу́лей)
- affectionate term for a dove
- Synonym: го́лубь (gólubʹ)
Declension
Declension of гу́ля (anim fem-form soft-stem accent-a irreg)
Etymology 2
Related to Serbo-Croatian жуљ. Probably related to Icelandic kúla (“sphere, ball, lump, bullet”), Proto-Germanic *kūlǭ (“bump, hole”).
Noun
гу́ля • (gúlja) f inan (genitive гу́ли, nominative plural гу́ли, genitive plural гуль)
Declension
References
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “гуля”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
Etymology 3
Participle
гу́ля • (gúlja)
- present adverbial imperfective participle of гу́лить (gúlitʹ)