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Old East Slavic
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *orǫžьje, from *orǫga / *orǫžь.
Noun
оружие (oružie) n
- Alternative form of орѫжие (orǫžie)
References
- Sreznevsky, Izmail I. (1902) “оружиѥ”, in Матеріалы для Словаря древне-русскаго языка по письменнымъ памятникамъ [Materials for the Dictionary of the Old East Slavic Language Based on Written Monuments] (in Russian), volumes 2 (Л – П), Saint Petersburg: Department of Russian Language and Literature of the Imperial Academy of Sciences, column 709
Russian
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic оружиѥ (oružije), from Proto-Slavic *orǫžьje, from *orǫga / *orǫžь. Doublet of native ружьё (ružʹjó).
Pronunciation
Noun
ору́жие • (orúžije) n inan (genitive ору́жия, nominative plural ору́жия, genitive plural ору́жий, relational adjective оруже́йный)
- (uncountable) weapon(s), weaponry, arm(s)
Note
May be used as countable in nonstandard colloquial speech. Such use is proscribed.
Declension
Related terms
References
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “оружие”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress