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рожь

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Russian

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Рожь (1)
Ржи (2)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [roʂ]
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Noun

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рожь (rožʹf inan (genitive ржи, nominative plural ржи, genitive plural ржей, relational adjective ржано́й)

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

Declension

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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

References

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  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “рожь”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  • Chernykh, P. Ja. (1993) “рожь”, in Историко-этимологический словарь русского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), 3rd edition, volume 2 (панцирь – ящур), Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN, page 120