Fable

"Fable" in Russian

ба́йка

bájka

(fictitious narration to enforce some useful truth or precept)

ба́йка

bájka

(story told to excite wonder)

ба́йка

bájka

(fiction, untruth, falsehood)

ба́сня

básnja

(fictitious narration to enforce some useful truth or precept)

вы́думка

výdumka

(story told to excite wonder)

вы́думка

výdumka

(fiction, untruth, falsehood)

не́быль

nébylʹ

(fiction, untruth, falsehood)

небыли́ца

nebylíca

(story told to excite wonder)

небыли́ца

nebylíca

(fiction, untruth, falsehood)

при́тча

prítča

(fictitious narration to enforce some useful truth or precept)

ска́зка

skázka

(fictitious narration to enforce some useful truth or precept)

ска́зка

skázka

(story told to excite wonder)

ска́зка

skázka

(fiction, untruth, falsehood)

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.