Noun: rusalka
| Singular | rusalka |
| Plural | rusalkas; rusalky; rusalki |
Sample Sentences
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She is now a rusalka, a water spirit; in revenge she sends their daughter, a rusalochka, to lure him into the water. [2009 March 1, Alastair Macaulay, “What Do Aquawomen Want?”, in New York Times:]
Etymology
From Russian руса́лка (rusálka, “mermaid, siren”). Doublet of rosalia.