сосуля
Russian edit
Etymology edit
соса́ть (sosátʹ) + -у́ля (-úlja), supposedly due to children's habit of sucking icicles.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
сосу́ля • (sosúlja) f inan (genitive сосу́ли, nominative plural сосу́ли, genitive plural сосу́ль)
Usage notes edit
Although the word fell out of active use to mean "icicle", it now sees occasional use as an augmentative of сосу́лька (sosúlʹka).
Declension edit
Declension of сосу́ля (inan fem-form soft-stem accent-a)