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Matryoshka - Meaning in Russian

Russian word of the day | Mar 09, 2018 (see all)
матрёшка
[ mat-ryósh-ka ]
Noun , feminine
Russian doll, matryoshka

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Matryoshka is a Russian name for a nesting doll. It comes from the Russian female name Matryona.

To learn more, visit our site Meet Russia Online and read the history of matryoshka.

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Examples of "Matryoshka" in Russian

  • Матрёшка - ру́сская деревя́нная игру́шка в ви́де расписно́й ку́клы, внутри́ кото́рой нахо́дятся подо́бные ей ку́клы ме́ньшего разме́ра.

    mat-ryósh-ka - rús-ka-ya dee-ree-vyán-na-ya eeg-rúsh-ka v vée-dye ras-pees-nóî kúk-ly, vnut-rée ka-tó-raî na-hó-dya-tsa pa-dób-ny-ye yeî kúk-ly myén'-she-va raz-myé-ra

    Matryoshka is a Russian wooden toy in the form of a painted doll, inside which there are similar dolls of smaller size.

  • Ру́сская матрёшка появи́лась в Росси́и в 90-х года́х XIX ве́ка, в пери́од бу́рного экономи́ческого и культу́рного разви́тия страны́.

    rús-ka-ya mat-ryósh-ka pa-ya-vée-las' v ras-sée-ee v dee-vee-nós-tyh ga-dáh dee-veet-ná-tsa-ta-va vyé-ka, v pee-rée-ot búr-na-va e-ka-na-mée-chees-ka-va ee kul'-túr-na-va raz-vée-tee-ya stra-ný

    Russian matryoshka appeared in Russia in the 90s of the XIX century, during the period of rapid economic and cultural development of the country.

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Declension of the word матрёшка

Case Singular Plural
Nominative Nom. матрёшка матрёшки
Genitive Gen. матрёшки матрёшек
Dative Dat. матрёшке матрёшкам
Accusative Acc. матрёшку матрёшек
Instrumental Inst. матрёшкой матрёшками
Prepositional Prep. матрёшке матрёшках

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