петрушка

Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from Polish pietruszka, adapted from Czech petržel (see -у́шка (-úška)), from Middle High German petersîlje, from Latin petroselīnum, from Ancient Greek πετροσέλῑνον (petrosélīnon, literally rock celery). See English parsley.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [pʲɪˈtruʂkə]
  • (file)

Noun

петру́шка • (petrúška) f inan (genitive петру́шки, nominative plural петру́шки, genitive plural петру́шек)

  1. (botany) parsley (herb)
  2. foolishness, absurdity

Declension

Descendants

  • Ingrian: petruška

Ukrainian

Etymology

Borrowed from Polish pietruszka, adapted from Czech petržel (see -у́шка (-úška)), from Middle High German petersîlje, from Latin petroselīnum, from Ancient Greek πετροσέλῑνον (petrosélīnon, literally rock celery).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [peˈtruʃkɐ]
  • (file)

Noun

петру́шка • (petrúška) f inan (genitive петру́шки, nominative plural петру́шки, genitive plural петру́шок)

  1. (botany) parsley

Declension

References

  1. Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1982–2012), “петрушка”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka

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