опёнок
Russian
Etymology
о- (o-) + пень (penʹ, “stump”) + -ок (-ok). Literally, “something growing about a stump”. Compare Polish opieńka, Slovak podpňovka.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ɐˈpʲɵnək]
Noun
опёнок • (opjónok) m inan (genitive опёнка, nominative plural опя́та or опёнки, genitive plural опя́т or опёнков)
- honey fungus of the genus Armillaria of edible parasitic mushrooms with a yellow cap and thin stalk that live on trees and woody shrubs, especially Armillaria mellea, that usually grow in groups on tree roots, stumps, and felled trees.
Declension
Declension of опёнок (inan masc-form hard-stem/velar-stem accent-b/a [reduc])
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | опёнок opjónok |
опя́та, опёнки opjáta, opjónki |
| genitive | опёнка opjónka |
опя́т, опёнков opját, opjónkov |
| dative | опёнку opjónku |
опя́там, опёнкам opjátam, opjónkam |
| accusative | опёнок opjónok |
опя́та, опёнки opjáta, opjónki |
| instrumental | опёнком opjónkom |
опя́тами, опёнками opjátami, opjónkami |
| prepositional | опёнке opjónke |
опя́тах, опёнках opjátax, opjónkax |
See also
- гриб (grib)
References
- Šanskij, N. M. (2004) “опёнок”, in Školʹnyj etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [School Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Drofa
Further reading
- Dal, Vladimir (1880–1882) “опенок”, in Толковый Словарь живаго великорускаго языка [Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language] (in Russian), 2nd edition, Publication of the bookseller-typographer Wolf, M. O.