соловей
Russian
Соловей поёт
Etymology
Inherited from Old East Slavic соловии (solovij), from Proto-Slavic *solvьjь, from *solvъ (“cream-colored”) + *-ьjь, from Proto-Indo-European *saluo-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [səɫɐˈvʲej]
Audio (file)
Noun
солове́й • (solovéj) m anim (genitive соловья́, nominative plural соловьи́, genitive plural соловьёв, diminutive солове́йко)
- nightingale
Declension
Declension of солове́й (anim masc-form vowel-stem accent-b reduc)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | солове́й solovéj | соловьи́ solovʹí |
| genitive | соловья́ solovʹjá | соловьёв solovʹjóv |
| dative | соловью́ solovʹjú | соловья́м solovʹjám |
| accusative | соловья́ solovʹjá | соловьёв solovʹjóv |
| instrumental | соловьём solovʹjóm | соловья́ми solovʹjámi |
| prepositional | соловье́ solovʹjé | соловья́х solovʹjáx |
Derived terms
- солове́йчик (solovéjčik)
- соло́вушка (solóvuška)
- соловьи́ный (solovʹínyj)
Ukrainian
Alternative forms
- соловій (solovij) – dialectal
Etymology
From Old East Slavic соловии (solovij), from Proto-Slavic *solvьjь.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [sɔɫɔˈʋɛi̯]
Audio (file)
Noun
солове́й • (solovéj) m animal (genitive солов'я́, nominative plural солов'ї́, genitive plural солов'ї́в, related adjective солов'ї́ний, diminutive солове́йко)
- nightingale
Declension
Declension of солове́й (animal j-stem masc-form accent-b reduc)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | солове́й solovéj | солов'ї́ solovʺjí |
| genitive | солов'я́ solovʺjá | солов'ї́в solovʺjív |
| dative | солов'ю́, солов'є́ві solovʺjú, solovʺjévi | солов'я́м solovʺjám |
| accusative | солов'я́ solovʺjá | солов'ї́, солов'ї́в solovʺjí, solovʺjív |
| instrumental | солов'є́м solovʺjém | солов'я́ми solovʺjámy |
| locative | солов'ю́, солов'є́ві, солов'ї́ solovʺjú, solovʺjévi, solovʺjí | солов'я́х solovʺjáx |
| vocative | солов'ю́ solovʺjú | солов'ї́ solovʺjí |
Further reading
- Hrinchenko, Borys, editor (1907–1909), “солове́й”, in Словарь украинского языка [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Russian), Kyiv: Kievskaya starina
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “соловей”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka