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Bulgarian
Etymology
Inherited from Old Church Slavonic орѣхъ (orěxŭ), from Proto-Slavic *orěxъ. Compare Albanian arrë (“walnut”), Ancient Greek ἄρυα (árua, “walnut”), Latvian riẽksts, Serbo-Croatian òrah.
Pronunciation
Noun
о́рех • (óreh) m (relational adjective орехо́в, diminutive о́рехче)
- walnut
- walnut tree
Declension
References
- “орех”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “орех”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
Russian
Alternative forms
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *orěxъ. Compare Albanian arrë (“walnut”), Ancient Greek ἄρυα (árua, “walnut”), Latvian riẽksts, Serbo-Croatian òrah.
Pronunciation
Noun
оре́х • (oréx) m inan (genitive оре́ха, nominative plural оре́хи, genitive plural оре́хов, relational adjective оре́ховый, diminutive оре́шек)
- nut (tree; seed)
- америка́нский оре́х ― amerikánskij oréx ― Brazil nut (Bertholletia excelsa) (literally, “American nut”)
- брази́льский оре́х ― brazílʹskij oréx ― Brazil nut (Bertholletia excelsa) (literally, “Brazilian nut”)
- лесно́й оре́х ― lesnój oréx ― hazelnut; butternut (Juglans cinerea) (literally, “forest nut”)
- се́рый оре́х ― séryj oréx ― butternut (Juglans cinerea) (literally, “gray nut”)
- чёрный оре́х ― čórnyj oréx ― black walnut (Juglans nigra) (literally, “black nut”)
- гре́цкий оре́х ― gréckij oréx ― walnut (literally, “Greek nut”)
- кита́йский оре́х ― kitájskij oréx ― peanut (literally, “Chinese nut”)
- земляно́й оре́х ― zemljanój oréx ― peanut (literally, “earth nut”)
- муска́тный оре́х ― muskátnyj oréx ― nutmeg (literally, “musky nut”)
- кедро́вый оре́х ― kedróvyj oréx ― pine nut (literally, “cedar nut”)
- walnut wood
- nut coal; chestnut coal
- (slang) cocaine
- (slang, vulgar) ass, booty (buttocks, typically female)
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