katiuscia

Italian
una katiuscia – a Katyusha

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Russian Катю́ша (Katjúša, “Katya”) diminutive of Ка́тя (Kátja, “Katya”), in turn diminutive of Екатери́на (Jekaterína, “Katherine”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kaˈtjuʃ.ʃa/, [käˈt̪juʃʃä]
  • Stress: katiùscia
  • Hyphenation: ka‧tiu‧scia

Noun

katiuscia f (invariable)

  1. Katyusha (artillery rocket launcher)
    Synonym: organo di Stalin
  2. Katyusha (rocket)

Further reading

References
  • katjúša in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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