рожь

Russian

Рожь (1)

Ржи (2)

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic ръжь (rŭžĭ), from Proto-Slavic *rъžь, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wrugʰyo-. Compare Serbo-Croatian and Serbo-Croatian raž, Bulgarian ръж (rǎž), Latvian rudzi, German Roggen, English rye.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [roʂ]
Audio (file)

Noun

рожь • (rožʹ) f inan (genitive ржи, nominative plural ржи, genitive plural ржей, relational adjective ржано́й)

(in the singular) rye (grass; grain)
(usually in the plural) stand or field of rye

Declension

Declension of рожь (inan fem-form 3rd-decl accent-bʹ reduc)

	singular	plural
nominative	ро́жь róžʹ	ржи́ rží
genitive	ржи́ rží	рже́й ržéj
dative	ржи́ rží	ржа́м ržám
accusative	ро́жь róžʹ	ржи́ rží
instrumental	ро́жью róžʹju	ржа́ми ržámi
prepositional	ржи́ rží	ржа́х ržáx

Pre-reform declension of рожь (inan fem-form 3rd-decl accent-bʹ reduc)

	singular	plural
nominative	ро́жь róžʹ	ржи́ rží
genitive	ржи́ rží	рже́й ržéj
dative	ржи́ rží	ржа́мъ ržám
accusative	ро́жь róžʹ	ржи́ rží
instrumental	ро́жью róžʹju	ржа́ми ržámi
prepositional	ржи́ rží	ржа́хъ ržáx

Derived terms

ржа́нище (ržánišče)
ржи́ца (ržíca)
ржи́ще (ržíšče)

Descendants

→ Armenian: արիշ (ariš) (via a Kipchak language)
→ Bashkir: арыш (arış)
→ Crimean Tatar: арыш / arış
→ Kildin Sami: ро̄шшь (rōšš’)
→ Tatar: арыш (arış)
→ Yakut: оруос (oruos)

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.