жесть

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Russian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Probably a Turkic or Mongolic borrowing. Compare Kazakh жез (jez, “brass”), Tatar җиз (ciz, “brass”), Mongolian зэс (zes, “copper, brass”). Remodeled under the influence of жесть (žestʹ, “frozen soil”).

Noun

жесть • (žestʹ) f inan (genitive же́сти, nominative plural же́сти, genitive plural же́стей, relational adjective жестяно́й)

  1. tin (plate), sheet metal
Declension
Declension of жесть (inan fem-form 3rd-decl accent-a) 
singular plural
nominative же́сть
žéstʹ 		же́сти
žésti
genitive же́сти
žésti 		же́стей
žéstej
dative же́сти
žésti 		же́стям
žéstjam
accusative же́сть
žéstʹ 		же́сти
žésti
instrumental же́стью
žéstʹju 		же́стями
žéstjami
prepositional же́сти
žésti 		же́стях
žéstjax

Etymology 2

Related to жёсткий (žóstkij). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

жесть • (žestʹ) f inan (genitive же́сти, nominative plural же́сти, genitive plural же́стей)

  1. frozen soil
Declension
Declension of жесть (inan fem-form 3rd-decl accent-a) 
singular plural
nominative же́сть
žéstʹ 		же́сти
žésti
genitive же́сти
žésti 		же́стей
žéstej
dative же́сти
žésti 		же́стям
žéstjam
accusative же́сть
žéstʹ 		же́сти
žésti
instrumental же́стью
žéstʹju 		же́стями
žéstjami
prepositional же́сти
žésti 		же́стях
žéstjax

Interjection

жесть • (žestʹ) (жесть)

  1. Used in surprise, or denoting something horrific.
    Он таки́е трю́ки на доске́ вытворя́ет! Про́сто же́сть!
    On takíje trjúki na doské vytvorjájet! Prósto žéstʹ!
    He pulls off such tricks on the board! Just plain wow!

References

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “жесть”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
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