ракита
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]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
[edit]Noun
[edit]раки́та • (rakíta) f inan (genitive раки́ты, nominative plural раки́ты, genitive plural раки́т)
- sallow, willow (Salix fragilis, Salix caprea) (tree or wood)
- broom
Declension
[edit]Declension of раки́та (inan fem-form hard-stem accent-a)
Pre-reform declension of раки́та (inan fem-form hard-stem accent-a)
References
[edit]- ^ 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
[edit]- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “ракита”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
Categories:
- Russian terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Russian terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *h₂erkʷ-
- Russian terms inherited from Proto-Slavic
- Russian terms derived from Proto-Slavic
- Russian 3-syllable words
- Russian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Russian lemmas
- Russian nouns
- Russian feminine nouns
- Russian inanimate nouns
- Russian hard-stem feminine-form nouns
- Russian hard-stem feminine-form accent-a nouns
- Russian nouns with accent pattern a
- ru:Trees
- ru:Willows and poplars
- ru:Woods