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"Parrot" in Russian

Russian word of the day | Aug 21, 2023 (see all)
попугай
[ попуга́й ]
Noun , masculine
parrot

Morphemic analysis

попугай
root: попугай

Etymology

Comes from Dutch papegaai, where it came from Arabic babaghā.
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Examples of "Parrot" in Russian

  • У мое́й тёти жил большо́й бе́лый попуга́й.

    u ma-yéî tyó-tee zheel bal'-shóî byé-lyî pa-pu-gáî

    My aunt had a big white parrot.

    Lit.: At my aunt's, a big white parrot lived.

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  • В приро́дных усло́виях волни́стые попуга́и живу́т ста́ями, иногда́ дово́льно многочи́сленными.

    f pree-ród-nyh us-ló-vee-yah val-nées-ty-ye pa-pu-gá-ee zhee-vút stá-ya-mee, ee-nag-dá da-vól'-na mna-ga-chées-leen-ny-mee

    Under natural conditions, wavy parrots live in flocks, sometimes quite numerous.

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Declension of the word попугай

Case Singular Plural
Nominative Nom. попуга́й попуга́и
Genitive Gen. попуга́я попуга́ев
Dative Dat. попуга́ю попуга́ям
Accusative Acc. попуга́я попуга́ев
Instrumental Inst. попуга́ем попуга́ями
Prepositional Prep. попуга́е попуга́ях

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