Гадюка
The Russian word гадюка means 'viper' or 'adder'. It declines like so:
| Sg | Pl | |
| Nom | гадюка | гадюки |
| Acc | гадюку | гадюк |
| Gen | гадюки | гадюк |
| Pre | гадюке | гадюках |
| Dat | гадюке | гадюкам |
| Ins | гадюкой | гадюками |
There are a few species of vipers that live in Russia, not very many though. When it's starts to get really cold in Russia, the snakes start migrating indoors, especially in rural towns. Waking up to find a snake in your living room doesn't sound very fun. Warnings are usually issued during the colder parts of the year regarding snake home invasions. That's not the kind of viper I'd like to be surprised with in my driveway.
Photo Credit: Piet Spaans, CC-BY-SA-2.5, via Wikimedia Commons
Here are some example sentences:
| Не ходите туда! В унитазе гадюка! | Don't go in there! There's a viper in the toilet! |
| Меня укусила гадюка! Высоси яд! | The viper bit me! Suck out the venom! |
| Идиот! Нет гадюки в гостиной! Ты выпил, что ли? | You idiot! There's no viper in the living room! Have you been drinking or what? |
| Не волнуйтесь, это была не гадюка, a шланг просто. | Don't worry, it wasn't a viper, it was just a hose. |
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