Russian edit

 
Беззубки

Etymology edit

без- (bez-) +‎ зуб (zub) +‎ -ка (-ka), calque of New Latin Anodonta, from Ancient Greek ἀνόδοντα (anódonta), neuter plural of ἀνόδων (anódōn, toothless).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

беззу́бка (bezzúbkaf anim (genitive беззу́бки, nominative plural беззу́бки, genitive plural беззу́бок)

  1. river mussel

Declension edit

References edit

  • Arapova, N. S. (2000) “беззубка”, in Kalʹki v russkom jazyke poslepetrovskovo perioda. Opyt slovarja [Calques in Post-Petrine Russian. An Essay of a Dictionary] (in Russian), Moscow: Moscow University Press, page 51