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grača

language: Karelian Proper

part of speech: Noun (animate)

phonetic variants: grač (Myandyselga)


1 meaning

  • Russian: грач
  • English: rook (a black bird whose large flocks signal the arrival of spring)
concept: rook

translation

Veps: grač; must variš

Livvi: peldovaroi

Ludian: peldovaruoi

dialects of usage: Dyorzha, Myandyselga, Tikhvin, Tolmachi, Valdai, Vesyegonsk

Examples (2)

the best an excellent a good a bad

1. Gračat pellot vallittih:
eigo jiänyn mulloin tähkiä,
pöyryt viikon šalittih.
(LINNUN KEVIÄ )
2. Jo ravistih Saša-vellen koivuloissa gračat. (STUANOVOINE. 14. Jälgimäzeh matkah)

wordforms (20)

grača