тирса

Ukrainian

тирса (etymology 1)
тирса (ковила волосиста, etymology 2)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈtɪrsɐ]

Etymology 1

Probably related to те́рти (térty).[1]

Noun

ти́рса • (týrsa) f inan (genitive ти́рси, uncountable)

  1. sawdust
Declension

Etymology 2

Probably from *ди́рза (*dýrza), borrowed from Lithuanian dirsė (brome).[1]

Noun

ти́рса • (týrsa) f inan (genitive ти́рси, uncountable)

  1. hairy feathergrass (grass of the species Stipa capillata)
    Synonym: ковила́ волоси́ста f (kovylá volosýsta)
Declension

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

ти́рса • (týrsa) m inan

  1. genitive singular of тирс (tyrs)

References

  1. Melnychuk, O. S., editor (2006), “тирса”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), volumes 5 (Р – Т), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, →ISBN, page 573

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