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rusalka

/ɹˌusˈælkə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.58 in modern English

Syllables
rusal-ka
IPA
/ɹˌusˈælkə/
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A female water spirit that leads handsome men to their deaths underwater.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Russian руса́лка (rusálka, “mermaid, siren”). Doublet of rosalia.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: руса́лка

Inflected Forms

rusalkas (plural) rusalky (plural) rusalki (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

mavka naiad nymph

Rhymes With

kalka palka galka

Questions

How do you pronounce rusalka?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɹˌusˈælkə/.
What does rusalka mean?
A female water spirit that leads handsome men to their deaths underwater.
Where does rusalka come from?
It is traced to Russian.

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