сёмга

Russian

Etymology

Uncertain; compare Bulgarian сьо́мга (sjómga).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsʲɵmɡə]

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Noun

сёмга • (sjómga) f anim (genitive сёмги, nominative plural сёмги, genitive plural сёмг, diminutive сёмужка)

1. salmon (the fish and the seafood)

   Synonym: лосо́сь (losósʹ)

Usage notes

сёмга refers specifically to the Atlantic salmon, which has a higher fat content and is considered superior to the Pacific salmon.

Declension

Declension of сёмга (anim fem-form velar-stem accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	сёмга sjómga	сёмги sjómgi
genitive	сёмги sjómgi	сёмг sjómg
dative	сёмге sjómge	сёмгам sjómgam
accusative	сёмгу sjómgu	сёмг sjómg
instrumental	сёмгой, сёмгою sjómgoj, sjómgoju	сёмгами sjómgami
prepositional	сёмге sjómge	сёмгах sjómgax

Pre-reform declension of сёмга (anim fem-form velar-stem accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	сёмга sjómga	сёмги sjómgi
genitive	сёмги sjómgi	сёмгъ sjómg
dative	сёмгѣ sjómgě	сёмгамъ sjómgam
accusative	сёмгу sjómgu	сёмгъ sjómg
instrumental	сёмгой, сёмгою sjómgoj, sjómgoju	сёмгами sjómgami
prepositional	сёмгѣ sjómgě	сёмгахъ sjómgax

See also

• горбу́ша (gorbúša)
• кета (keta)
• не́рка (nérka)

Further reading

• сёмга in Большой толковый словарь, editor-in-chief С. А. Кузнецов – hosted at gramota.ru