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каракатица

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Russian

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каракатица

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Derived from Proto-Slavic *korkъ (limb) with the suffixes -атый (-atyj, -provided) and -ица (-ica, feminine suffix), thus roughly meaning the legged one. The form корока́тица (korokática) would thus be the etymologically correct one, but the most used one is карака́тица (karakática), influenced by кара- (kara-, (from Turkish) black).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [kərɐˈkatʲɪt͡sə]

Noun

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карака́тица (karakáticaf anim (genitive карака́тицы, nominative plural карака́тицы, genitive plural карака́тиц)

  1. cuttlefish (any of various squidlike mollusks)
  2. (colloquial, derogatory) clumsy or ugly woman

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Romanian: caracatiță