ромашка

Russian

Etymology

романъ (roman, camomile) +‎ -ашка (-aška), from New Latin anthemis romana. Compare Czech rmenec, Polish rumianek.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [rɐˈmaʂkə]
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Noun

рома́шка • (romáškaf inan (genitive рома́шки, nominative plural рома́шки, genitive plural рома́шек, relational adjective рома́шковый)

  1. camomile
  2. oxeye daisy
  3. mayweed

Declension

Descendants

  • Ingrian: romaška, ramaška

References

  • Šanskij, N. M. (2004) “ромашка”, in Školʹnyj etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [School Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Drofa