пенка

Russian

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈpʲenkə]

Etymology 1

пе́на (péna) +‎ -ка (-ka)

Noun

пе́нка • (pénkaf inan (genitive пе́нки, nominative plural пе́нки, genitive plural пе́нок, diminutive пе́ночка)

  1. skin forming on milk
  2. meerschaum
    Synonym: морска́я пе́нка (morskája pénka)
  3. sleeping mat
Declension

Etymology 2

пе́ние (pénije) +‎ -ка (-ka).

Alternatively, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)pingos (chaffinch), along with Proto-Germanic *finkiz (compare English finch), Welsh pinc (finch), Ancient Greek σπίγγος (spíngos, chaffinch), Sanskrit फिङ्गक (phiṅgaka, drongo, shrike).

Noun

пе́нка • (pénkaf anim (genitive пе́нки, nominative plural пе́нки, genitive plural пе́нок)

  1. leaf warbler
    Synonym: пе́ночка (pénočka)
Declension
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