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Russian
Etymology
Inherited from Old East Slavic , from Proto-Slavic *kryša, from *kryti (“to cover, hide”) + *-ša (< *-sja).
Pronunciation
Noun
кры́ша • (krýša) f inan (genitive кры́ши, nominative plural кры́ши, genitive plural крыш, diminutive кры́шка or кры́шечка)
- roof
- Synonym: кро́вля (króvlja)
- подводи́ть/подвести́ дом под кры́шу ― podvodítʹ/podvestí dom pod krýšu ― to roof the house
- (figuratively) house, dwelling place
- Synonym: дом (dom)
- (colloquial, figuratively) head, mind
- у па́рня кры́ша не в поря́дке ― u párnja krýša ne v porjádke ― the guy's not right in the head
- (criminal slang) someone who provides protection or cover; the protection that is provided
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