Macedonian

Noun

икра • ‎(ikra) f

1. roe (fish eggs)

Russian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *jьkrā, from Proto-Indo-European *ikʷ(e)r- ‎(“fish egg”).

Compare Proto-Indo-European to etymology of English roe ‎(“fish eggs”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɪˈkra]

Noun

икра́ • ‎(ikrá) f inan ‎(genitive икры́, nominative plural и́кры, genitive plural икр)

1. (only singular) roe, spawn (of fish), also small eggs of frogs or other amphibia.

   мета́ть икру́‎ ― metátʹ ikrú ― to spawn

2. (only singular) caviar (as food)

   зерни́стая икра́‎ ― zernístaja ikrá ― soft caviar

   ке́товая икра́‎ ― kétovaja ikrá ― red caviar, ikra

   у́стричная икра́‎ ― ústričnaja ikrá ― spat

3. (figuratively, only singular) paste (dish of mushrooms or vegetables minced into small particles).

   баклажа́нная икра́‎ ― baklažánnaja ikrá ― aubergine paste

   кабачко́вая икра́‎ ― kabačkóvaja ikrá ― marrow paste

   грибна́я икра́‎ ― gribnája ikrá ― mushroom paste

4. (usually in the plural) calf of the leg, (musculus gastrocnemius) gastrocnemius muscle.

   игра́ть и́крами‎ ― igrátʹ íkrami ― (literally) to play with the calves (repeatedly quickly tensing and relaxing the calves of the legs)

5. (obsolete) drifting ice floe {{qualifier|especially on a river).

Declension

Descendants

• Japanese: イクラ ‎(ikura, “salmon roe”)
• Korean: 이크라 ‎(ikeura)

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *ikra, *jьkrā, from Proto-Indo-European *ikʷ(e)r- ‎(“fish egg”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /îkra/
• Hyphenation: и‧кра

Noun

и̏кра f ‎(Latin spelling ȉkra)

1. (uncountable) roe (fish)
2. (uncountable) caviar

Declension