краснопёрка

Russian

Etymology

кра́сный (krásnyj) +‎ -о- (-o-) +‎ перо́ (peró) +‎ -ка (-ka). Compare Bulgarian червеноперка (červenoperka), Macedonian црвеноперка (crvenoperka) (i.e. **червонопёрка), Slovene rdečeperka (akin to рдеть (rdetʹ)).

Compare typologically German Rotfeder, English rudd (akin to rud, ruddy, ruddock, << Proto-Indo-European *h₁rewdʰ-), Irish ruán; Turkish kızılkanat (kızıl + kanat).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [krəsnɐˈpʲɵrkə]

Noun

краснопёрка • (krasnopjórkaf anim (genitive краснопёрки, nominative plural краснопёрки, genitive plural краснопёрок)

  1. rudd; redeye

Declension

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