морда
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Russian
Etymology
From late Proto-Slavic *mъrda, possibly from an Iranian language.[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
мо́рда • (mórda) f inan (genitive мо́рды, nominative plural мо́рды, genitive plural морд, diminutive мо́рдочка)
- face of an animal, muzzle, snout
- мо́рда ко́шки ― mórda kóški ― cat snout
- 1885, Михаил Салтыков-Щедрин [Mikhail Saltykov-Shchedrin], Здравомысленный заяц; English translation from (Please provide a date or year):
- Лиса́ задрема́ла, а за́яц с таки́м расчё́том сел, чтоб лисе́ его́ во вся́кое вре́мя мо́рдой доста́ть бы́ло мо́жно, и на́чал ска́зки ска́зывать.
- Lisá zadremála, a zájac s takím rasčótom sel, štob lisé jevó vo vsjákoje vrémja mórdoj dostátʹ býlo móžno, i náčal skázki skázyvatʹ.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- (colloquial, derogatory) face of a person (usually ugly), mug
Declension
Declension of мо́рда (inan fem-form hard-stem accent-a)
Derived terms
Descendants
- → Ingrian: morda
References
- ^ Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “морда”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
Further reading
- Saradževa, L. A. (1984) “Заметки по армяно-славянской этимологии [Remarks on Armeno-Slavonic Etymology]”, in Patma-banasirakan handes [Historical-Philological Journal] (in Russian), number 1, pages 158–159
Ukrainian
Etymology
From late Proto-Slavic *mъrda, possibly from an Iranian language.[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
мо́рда • (mórda) f inan (genitive мо́рди, nominative plural мо́рди, genitive plural морд, diminutive мо́рдочка)
- snout, muzzle, face (of an animal)
- (familiar) face, fizzog, phizog, mush (front part of the head of a human)
- (derogatory) mug, ugly mug
Declension
Declension of мо́рда (inan hard fem-form accent-a)
References
- ^ Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1989), “морда”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), volume 3 (Кора – М), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, →ISBN, page 512
Further reading
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “морда”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2018), “морда”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 9 (міщани́н – насту́кувати), Kyiv: Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN
- A. Rysin, V. Starko, Yu. Marchenko, O. Telemko, et al. (compilers, 2007–2022), “морда”, in Russian-Ukrainian Dictionaries
- A. Rysin, V. Starko, et al. (compilers, 2011–2020), “морда”, in English-Ukrainian Dictionaries
- “морда”, in Горох – Словозміна (in Ukrainian)
- “морда”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
- “морда”, in Словник.ua (in Ukrainian)