Russian edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *čapľa.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈt͡saplʲə]
  • (file)

Noun edit

ца́пля (cápljaf anim (genitive ца́пли, nominative plural ца́пли, genitive plural ца́пель, diminutive ца́пелька)

  1. heron, egret (bird)
  2. (figuratively) beanpole, a tall, thin person (m or f)
  3. С, ts (in the Russian spelling alphabet)

Declension edit