снежная баба

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Russian

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снежная баба

Etymology

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Literally, snow woman; ба́ба (bába) in contemporary usage is pejorative in the sense of "woman".

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈsʲnʲeʐnəjə ˈbabə]

Noun

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сне́жная ба́ба (snéžnaja bábaf anim (genitive сне́жной ба́бы, nominative plural сне́жные ба́бы, genitive plural сне́жных ба́б)

  1. snowman (figure made of snow)
    Synonym: снегови́к (snegovík)

Declension

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