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)
    • 1925, Михаил Булгаков, chapter 3, in Собачье сердце; English translation from Avril Pyman, transl., Heart of a Dog, Moscow: Raduga Publishers, 1990:
      На разрисованных райскими цветами тарелках с чёрной широкой каймой лежала тонкими ломтиками нарезанная сёмга, маринованные угри.
      Na razrisovannyx rajskimi cvetami tarelkax s čórnoj širokoj kajmoj ležala tonkimi lomtikami narezannaja sjómga, marinovannyje ugri.
      On black-bordered plates patterned with flowers of paradise lay slivers of thinly cut smoked salmon and pickled eels.

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

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