букля
Russian
Etymology
Borrowed from French boucle (“loop; buckle; curl of hair”) in the mid-18th century, from Old French boucle (“buckle”), from Latin buccula (“cheek strap of a helmet”), diminutive of bucca (“puffed cheek; mouth”), of uncertain origin.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈbuklʲə]
Noun
бу́кля • (búklja) f inan (genitive бу́кли, nominative plural бу́кли, genitive plural бу́клей)
- (usually in the plural, dated) curl of hair
- (architecture) ornament composed of a number of rings, sometimes with rosettes in the center
Declension
Declension of бу́кля (inan fem-form soft-stem accent-a irreg)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | бу́кля búklja | бу́кли búkli |
| genitive | бу́кли búkli | бу́клей△ búklej△ |
| dative | бу́кле búkle | бу́клям búkljam |
| accusative | бу́клю búklju | бу́кли búkli |
| instrumental | бу́клей, бу́клею búklej, búkleju | бу́клями búkljami |
| prepositional | бу́кле búkle | бу́клях búkljax |
△ Irregular.