каникулы

Russian

Etymology

From the Latin Canicula, meaning "small dog", an alternative name of the star Sirius, which from the 24th of July to the 24th of August rises and sets at the same time as the sun, thus concerning this summer period. See dog days for more information.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kɐˈnʲikʊɫɨ]

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

кани́кулы • (kaníkuly) f inan pl (genitive кани́кул, plural only)

1. (school, university, parliament) vacation (U.S.), holiday (UK)

Declension

Declension of кани́кулы (inan pl-only fem-form hard-stem accent-a) 

	plural
nominative	кани́кулы kaníkuly
genitive	кани́кул kaníkul
dative	кани́кулам kaníkulam
accusative	кани́кулы kaníkuly
instrumental	кани́кулами kaníkulami
prepositional	кани́кулах kaníkulax

Descendants

• → Yakut: каникул (kanikul)

See also

• о́тпуск (ótpusk)