крокоди́л
krokodílmasculine
The Russian word for crocodile is крокоди́л (krokodíl).
крокоди́л is the noun used to refer to the reptile.
Meaning: reptile (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
When using the word as a direct object in a sentence, the form changes to крокоди́ла (accusative case).
How do you pronounce it?
krokodíl
Did you know?
- The word крокоди́л was the title of a famous Soviet satirical magazine founded in 1922 that used cartoons to mock bureaucracy.
- Russian children often refer to the character 'Gena the Crocodile' Крокодил Гена, a polite and cultured musician who is one of the most beloved figures in Soviet animation.
- The word 'крокодил' is a loanword that entered Russian through German, rather than directly from Greek or Latin as in many Western languages.
Examples in context
- Крокодил встретился с жирафом в зоопарке.The crocodile met the giraffe at the zoo.
- Малыш показывает крокодила в книжке.The toddler is showing the crocodile in the book.
- Этот крокоди́л выглядит очень опасным.Etot krokodil vyglyadit ochen' opasnym.This crocodile looks very dangerous.
- Я видел крокоди́ла в зоопарке.Ya videl krokodila v zooparke.I saw a crocodile at the zoo.
Example conversation
Anastasia and Sergey are looking at a nature documentary on TV.
- Анастасия AnastasiaСмотри, какой огромный крокоди́л!Smotri, kakoy ogromnyy krokodil!Look, what a huge crocodile!
- Сергей SergeyДа, он очень страшный.Da, on ochen' strashnyy.Yes, it is very scary.
- Анастасия AnastasiaСергей, ты боишься таких рептилий?Sergey, ty boyish'sya takikh reptiliy?Sergey, are you afraid of such reptiles?
- Сергей SergeyДа, я их не люблю.Da, ya ikh ne lyublyu.Yes, I do not like them.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “crocodile” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
