сёмга

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Russian

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Etymology

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Uncertain; compare Bulgarian сьо́мга (sjómga).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈsʲɵmɡə]
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Noun

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сёмга (sjómgaf anim (genitive сёмги, nominative plural сёмги, genitive plural сёмг, diminutive сёмужка)

  1. salmon (the fish and the seafood)
    Synonym: лосо́сь (losósʹ)
    • 1925, Михаил Булгаков, chapter 3, in Собачье сердце; English translation from Avril Pyman, transl., Heart of a Dog, Moscow: Raduga Publishers, 1990:
      На разрисованных райскими цветами тарелках с чёрной широкой каймой лежала тонкими ломтиками нарезанная сёмга, маринованные угри.
      Na razrisovannyx rajskimi cvetami tarelkax s čórnoj širokoj kajmoj ležala tonkimi lomtikami narezannaja sjómga, marinovannyje ugri.
      On black-bordered plates patterned with flowers of paradise lay slivers of thinly cut smoked salmon and pickled eels.

Usage notes

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сёмга refers specifically to the Atlantic salmon, which has a higher fat content and is considered superior to the Pacific salmon.

Declension

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See also

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Further reading

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  • сёмга in Большой толковый словарь, editor-in-chief С. А. Кузнецов – hosted at gramota.ru