Russian

лосось

Noun

лосо́сь • ‎(losósʹ) m anim ‎(genitive лосо́ся, nominative plural лосо́си, genitive plural лосо́сей)

1. salmon (the fish and the seafood; can be either Atlantic or Pacific salmon, but more often means the Atlantic salmon, which is considered the superior salmon with its higher fat content)

Declension

Synonyms

• сёмга ‎(sjómga)

Hypernyms

• ры́ба ‎(rýba)

Derived terms

• лососёвый ‎(lososjóvyj)
  • лососёвые pl ‎(lososjóvyje) (family: Salmonidae)
• лосо́сий ‎(losósij)
• лосо́сина f ‎(losósina)
• лосо́ска f ‎(losóska)
• лососеобра́зные pl ‎(lososeobráznyje)

See also

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

Ukrainian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *lososь, from Proto-Indo-European *laks-.

Pronunciation

Noun

лосо́сь • ‎(losósʹ) m anim ‎(genitive лосо́ся, nominative plural лосо́сі)

1. salmon

Declension

References

• Bilodid I. K., editor (1970–1980), “лосось”, in Slovnyk ukrajinsʹkoji movy, Kiev: Naukova Dumka

Yakut

Etymology

From Russian лосо́сь ‎(losósʹ), from Proto-Slavic *lososь, from Proto-Indo-European *laks-.

Noun

лосось • ‎(losos’)

1. salmon