единорог

Russian

Etymology

едино- (jedino-, “uni-”) +‎ рог (rog, “horn”).

The artillery sense stems from the unicorn on the coat of arms of count P. I. Shuvalov, who introduced this type of artillery piece in the Russian army.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [(j)ɪdʲɪnɐˈrok]

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Noun

единоро́г • (jedinoróg) m anim or m inan (genitive единоро́га, nominative plural единоро́ги, genitive plural единоро́гов)

1. (mythology) unicorn
2. (zoology) sea unicorn, narwhal

   Synonym: нарва́л (narvál)

3. (historical, military) licorne (a type of 18th and 19th century muzzle-loading gun-howitzer)

Declension

Declension of единоро́г (bian masc-form velar-stem accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	единоро́г jedinoróg	единоро́ги jedinorógi
genitive	единоро́га jedinoróga	единоро́гов jedinorógov
dative	единоро́гу jedinorógu	единоро́гам jedinorógam
accusative animate inanimate	единоро́га jedinoróga	единоро́гов jedinorógov
	единоро́г jedinoróg	единоро́ги jedinorógi
instrumental	единоро́гом jedinorógom	единоро́гами jedinorógami
prepositional	единоро́ге jedinoróge	единоро́гах jedinorógax