бердыш

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Russian

Etymology

First attested in 1596. Probably, from Middle Low German barde + Russian suffix -ыш (-yš).

Pronunciation

Noun

берды́ш (berdýšm inan (genitive бердыша́, nominative plural бердыши́, genitive plural бердыше́й)

  1. bardiche

Declension

Descendants

  • Finnish: pertuska
  • Polish: berdysz

References

  • Anikin, A. E. (2009) “бердыш”, in Русский этимологический словарь [Russian Etymological Dictionary] (in Russian), issue 3 (бе – болдыхать), Moscow: Manuscript Monuments Ancient Rus, →ISBN, page 107