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)

1. (usually in the plural, dated) curl of hair
2. (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.