раковина
/[ˈrakəvʲɪnə]/
Russiannoun
Definitions
- 1.shell (hard calcareous external covering of mollusks)
- 2.pinna, auricle, helix (the external ear)
- 3.sink, washbowl, basin, bowl
- 4.vesicle
- 5.bandstand
- 6.blister, cavity, bubble, flaw, blowhole
Synonyms & related words
Synonyms
- раку́шка
- умыва́льник
- каверна
Related words (2)
- раковинка
- ракушечник
Etymology
Inherited from Old East Slavic раковина (rakovina, “mother of pearl”). Per Vasmer, from Proto-Slavic *orky (“shell”) (genitive *orkъve) + *-ina, from Proto-Germanic *arkō (“chest, coffer”), from Latin arca (“chest, coffer, coffin”). Cognate with ра́ка (ráka, “shrine of a saint, originally coffin”), from the same Latin source, and with Slovene rákəv (“coffin, crypt”), Czech rakev (“coffin”), rakvice (“shell”), Slovak rakev (“box”), Polabian rakåí (“box”).
Forms
- ра́ковинаcanonical • feminine • inanimate
- rákovinaromanization
- ра́ковиныgenitive
- раку́шкаdiminutive
- ра́кушкаdiminutive
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ра́ковина | ра́ковины |
| Genitive | ра́ковины | ра́ковин |
| Dative | ра́ковине | ра́ковинам |
| Accusative | ра́ковину | ра́ковины |
| Instrumental | ра́ковиной, ра́ковиною | ра́ковинами |
| Prepositional | ра́ковине | ра́ковинах |
Nominative
Singular
ра́ковина
Plural
ра́ковины
Genitive
Singular
ра́ковины
Plural
ра́ковин
Dative
Singular
ра́ковине
Plural
ра́ковинам
Accusative
Singular
ра́ковину
Plural
ра́ковины
Instrumental
Singular
ра́ковиной, ра́ковиною
Plural
ра́ковинами
Prepositional
Singular
ра́ковине
Plural
ра́ковинах