баланда

Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from Lithuanian balánda (“orach, Atriplex spp.”).^[1] The colloqual and slang meanings are probably implying a poor taste of meal cooked with this plant.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [bɐˈɫandə]

Noun

бала́нда • (balánda) f inan (genitive бала́нды, nominative plural бала́нды, genitive plural бала́нд, diminutive бала́ндочка, augmentative бала́ндища)

(nautical, obsolete) skillygalee
(colloquial) very thin, usually tasteless soup, prison swill
(prison slang) meal
(figuratively, colloquial, rare) idle talk, nonsense, unnecessary or disingenuous chatter

Declension

Declension of бала́нда (inan fem-form hard-stem accent-a)

	singular	plural
nominative	бала́нда balánda	бала́нды balándy
genitive	бала́нды balándy	бала́нд balánd
dative	бала́нде balánde	бала́ндам balándam
accusative	бала́нду balándu	бала́нды balándy
instrumental	бала́ндой, бала́ндою balándoj, balándoju	бала́ндами balándami
prepositional	бала́нде balánde	бала́ндах balándax

References

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