орлёнок
Russian edit
Etymology edit
орёл (orjól) + -ёнок (-jónok)
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
орлёнок • (orljónok) m anim (genitive орлёнка, nominative plural орля́та, genitive plural орля́т)
- eaglet (an eagle chick)
- a member of a Soviet pioneer camp Орлёнок (or it's modern equivalent) or a boy who is acting like one
- (historical) a teenager who was fighting on the Red side during the Civil War in Russia, Belarussia and Ukraine (1917-24)
- (historical) a teenager who took part in the defence of Lemberg fighting on the Polish side during the Polish-Ukrainian War (1918-19)
Declension edit
Declension of орлёнок (anim masc-form hard-stem accent-b)