ракита

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *orkyta, which Pokorny connects to Ancient Greek ἄρκευθος (árkeuthos, “juniper”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *h₂erkʷ- (“bend”).[1] Also compare Latvian ērkšķis (“thorn bush”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [rɐˈkʲitə]

Noun

раки́та • (rakíta) f inan (genitive раки́ты, nominative plural раки́ты, genitive plural раки́т)

  1. sallow, willow (Salix fragilis, Salix caprea) (tree or wood)
  2. broom

Declension
Declension of раки́та (inan fem-form hard-stem accent-a) 
singular plural
nominative раки́та
rakíta		 раки́ты
rakíty
genitive раки́ты
rakíty		 раки́т
rakít
dative раки́те
rakíte		 раки́там
rakítam
accusative раки́ту
rakítu		 раки́ты
rakíty
instrumental раки́той, раки́тою
rakítoj, rakítoju		 раки́тами
rakítami
prepositional раки́те
rakíte		 раки́тах
rakítax
Pre-reform declension of раки́та (inan fem-form hard-stem accent-a) 
singular plural
nominative раки́та
rakíta		 раки́ты
rakíty
genitive раки́ты
rakíty		 раки́тъ
rakít
dative раки́тѣ
rakítě		 раки́тамъ
rakítam
accusative раки́ту
rakítu		 раки́ты
rakíty
instrumental раки́той, раки́тою
rakítoj, rakítoju		 раки́тами
rakítami
prepositional раки́тѣ
rakítě		 раки́тахъ
rakítax

References
  1. Pokorny, Julius (1959) “67-68”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 1, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, pages 67-68

Further reading
  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “ракита”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
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