вьюн
Russian edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *vijunъ. By surface analysis, ви́ться (vítʹsja) + -юн (-jun, “alt form of -ун”)
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
вьюн • (vʹjun) m anim or m inan (genitive вьюна́, nominative plural вьюны́, genitive plural вьюно́в)
- loach, weatherfish (fish of the genus Misgurnus)
- (botany) bindweed, convolvulus
- (colloquial) fidget, fidgety person
- (colloquial) cunning, sneaky, person; dodger
- (colloquial) sycophant, toady
- ви́ться вьюно́м (о́коло) ― vítʹsja vʹjunóm (ókolo) ― (1) to fidget; (2) to dodge, to adapt to circumstances; (3) to hover (around), to fawn (on)
Declension edit
Declension of вьюн (bian masc-form hard-stem accent-b)