быличка

Russian

Etymology

быль (bylʹ) +‎ -и́чка (-íčka)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [bɨˈlʲit͡ɕkə]

Noun

были́чка • (bylíčkaf inan (genitive были́чки, nominative plural были́чки, genitive plural были́чек)

  1. a genre of Russian folklore prose: a short narration about a person's allegedly true encounter with evil spirits or people with demonic properties (witches, sorcerers, werewolves, etc.)

Declension