Limerick in Russian
Limerick in Russian is Ли́мерик, ли́мерик, лимерик — Limerick means a humorous five-line poem with a bouncing rhythm and an AABBA rhyme scheme.
Limerick in Russian
Ли́мерик
Pronounced: Limerik
ли́мерик
Pronounced: limerik
A humorous, often bawdy verse of five anapaestic lines, with the rhyme scheme aabba, and typically having an 8–8–5–5–8 cadence.
лимерик
Pronounced: limerik
A humorous, often bawdy verse of five anapaestic lines, with the rhyme scheme aabba, and typically having an 8–8–5–5–8 cadence.
What does "Limerick" mean?
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noun A humorous five-line poem with a bouncing rhythm and an AABBA rhyme scheme.
"He wrote a limerick about the office printer."
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Limerick in a sentence
- He wrote a limerick about the office printer.
- Take a look. That’s Buffy, Muffy, and Fluffy. Do they have anything in common other than names you could write a limerick around?
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What is "Limerick" in Russian?
"Limerick" in Russian is Ли́мерик, ли́мерик, лимерик. Limerick means: A humorous five-line poem with a bouncing rhythm and an AABBA rhyme scheme.
How do you pronounce Ли́мерик?
"Limerick" in Russian is Ли́мерик, pronounced "Limerik".
How do you use "Limerick" in a sentence?
Example: "He wrote a limerick about the office printer." In Russian, "Limerick" is Ли́мерик, ли́мерик, лимерик.
Are there other ways to say "Limerick" in Russian?
Yes — Russian has 3 translations listed for "Limerick": Ли́мерик, ли́мерик, лимерик.
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