перекотиполе

Ukrainian

Etymology

From перекоти́ти (perekotýty, to roll) + по́ле (póle, field). Compare Russian перекати́-по́ле (perekatí-póle), Belarusian перакаці́-по́ле (pjerakací-pólje).

Pronunciation

  • перекоти́поле: IPA(key): [perekɔˈtɪpɔɫe]
  • перекотипо́ле: IPA(key): [perekɔteˈpɔɫe]

Noun

перекоти́поле or перекотипо́ле • (perekotýpole or perekotypóle) n inan (genitive перекоти́поля or перекотипо́ля, nominative plural перекоти́поля, genitive plural перекоти́полів or перекоти́піль)

  1. (botany, uncountable) tumbleweed
  2. (figurative, countable) rolling stone (person who moves around a lot and never settles down)

Declension

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