плешивый

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word плешивый. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word плешивый, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say плешивый in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word плешивый you have here. The definition of the word плешивый will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofплешивый, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *plěšivъ. By surface analysis, плешь (plešʹ) +‎ -и́вый (-ívyj).

Pronunciation

Adjective

плеши́вый (plešívyj)

  1. bald
    • 1852, Лев Толстой, “Глава VIII. Игры”, in Детство (Толстой); English translation from C. J. Hogarth, transl., Childhood, 1912:
      Сквозь зелёные ветви молодых берёз просвечивало солнце и бросало на узоры ковра, на мои ноги и даже на плешивую, вспотевшую голову Гаврилы круглые, колебающиеся просветы.
      Skvozʹ zeljónyje vetvi molodyx berjóz prosvečivalo solnce i brosalo na uzory kovra, na moi nogi i daže na plešivuju, vspotevšuju golovu Gavrily kruglyje, kolebajuščijesja prosvety.
      Through the green branches of the young birch-trees the sun glittered and threw little glancing balls of light upon the pattern of my napkin, my legs, and the bald moist head of Gabriel.

Declension

Derived terms