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Russian
Etymology
Inherited from Old East Slavic ръжавъ (rŭžavŭ), from Proto-Slavic *rъďavъ, from *rъďa + *-avъ. By surface analysis, ржа (rža) + -а́вый (-ávyj).
Pronunciation
Adjective
ржа́вый • (ržávyj)
- rusty (affected by rust)
Declension
Declension of ржа́вый (unknown short forms)
Derived terms
References
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “ржа”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
- Andréj Zaliznják (1985), Ot praslavjánskoj akcentuacii k rússkoj, Moscow: Naúka, page 151 (2.25)
- Šanskij, N. M. (2004) “ржавый”, in Školʹnyj etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [School Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Drofa