рыба-кит

Russian

FWOTD – 6 January 2019

Alternative forms

  • кит-ры́ба (kit-rýba)

Etymology

Literally, fish-whale.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈrɨbə ˈkʲit]

Noun

ры́ба-ки́т • (rýba-kítm anim or f anim (genitive ры́бы-кита́, nominative plural ры́бы-киты́, genitive plural ры́б-кито́в)

  1. (poetic) a large whale or fish
  2. (mythology) a legendary large whale or fish, which according to legend is the mother of all fish

Declension