гекко́н
gekkónmasculine
The Russian word for gecko is гекко́н (gekkón).
гекко́н refers to a lizard of the family Gekkonidae.
Meaning: lizard of the family Gekkonidae (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
гекко́н is a masculine noun.
How do you pronounce it?
The romanization is gekkón.
Did you know?
- Russian speakers use the word хладнокро́вный 'cold-blooded' as a common adjective to describe гекко́н and other reptiles in both biological and metaphorical contexts.
- While гекко́н is the scientific term, a Russian speaker might use the more colloquial гекко́нчик to describe a small or cute gecko.
- The masculine gender of гекко́н remains constant even when referring to a female gecko, as the word does not have a common feminine form.
Examples in context
- Вчера поймал геккончика на дереве.Yesterday I caught a little gecko on a tree.
Example conversation
Ekaterina and Sergey are at a pet store.
- Екатерина EkaterinaСергей, посмотри на этого гекко́на!Sergey, posmotri na etogo gekkona!Sergey, look at this gecko!
- Сергей SergeyОго, какой он необычного цвета.Ogo, kakoy on neobychnogo tsveta.Wow, what an unusual color it is.
- Екатерина EkaterinaЯ хочу купить такого гекко́на.Ya khochu kupit takogo gekkona.I want to buy a gecko like this.
- Сергей SergeyТогда нам нужно купить террариум.Togda nam nuzhno kupit terrarium.Then we need to buy a terrarium.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “gecko” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
