rusalka

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rusalka

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From Russian руса́лка (rusálka, “mermaid, siren”). Doublet of rosalia.

noun rusalkas · rusalky · rusalki

A female water spirit that leads handsome men to their deaths underwater. She is now a rusalka, a water spirit; in revenge she sends their daughter, a rusalochka, to lure him into the water.

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noun female water spirit that leads handsome men to their deaths

Español	rusalka
한국어	루살카 rusalka
日本語	ルサールカ rusāruka
中文	魯薩爾卡 /鲁萨尔卡 lǔsà'ěrkǎ
Português	rusalka
Français	roussalka
Deutsch	Rusalka, Russalka
Italiano	rusalka
Ελληνικά	ρουσάλκα rousálka
Русский	руса́лка rusálka
العربية	رُوسَالْكَا rūsālkā

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"rusalka." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/rusalka. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{rusalka_2026,
  title = {rusalka},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/rusalka},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}