ручей
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Bulgarian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *ručьjь. Morphologically equivalent to руча́ (ručá, “to drone, to rattle”) + -ей (-ej).
Pronunciation
Noun
ру́чей • (rúčej) m (diminutive ру́чейче)
- brook, creek, beck (small, relatively fast river or stream)
- Synonym: (dialectal) блюка́ло (bljukálo)
- (by extension) stream, flux
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | руче́й ručéj |
руче́и ručéi |
| definite (subject form) |
руче́ят ručéjat |
руче́ите ručéite |
| definite (object form) |
руче́я ručéja | |
| count form | — | руче́я ručéja |
Derived terms
- ручейни́к (ručejník, “caddisfly”)
Related terms
- ру́квам impf (rúkvam), ру́кна pf (rúkna, “to erupt, to gush; to shout, to cry out”)
- руча́ло (ručálo), ручи́ло (ručílo, “chanter, pipe”)
References
- “ручей”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “ручей”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
- Racheva, M., Todorov, T. A., editors (2002), “ручей”, in Български етимологичен речник (in Bulgarian), volume 6 (пỳскам – словàр²), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 356
Russian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ručьjь. Akin to Ukrainian руча́й (ručáj), Czech ručej, Polish ruczaj.
Pronunciation
Noun
руче́й • (ručéj) m inan (genitive ручья́, nominative plural ручьи́, genitive plural ручьёв, relational adjective руче́йный or ручьево́й or ручьёвый, diminutive ручеёк)
Declension
Declension of руче́й (inan masc-form vowel-stem accent-b reduc)
Pre-reform declension of руче́й (inan masc-form vowel-stem accent-b reduc)
Derived terms
- руче́йник m anim (ručéjnik)
- руче́йный (ručéjnyj)
- ручьево́й (ručʹjevój)
- ручьи́стый (ručʹístyj)
- Phrases
- в три ручья́ (v tri ručʹjá)
- лить слёзы в три ручья́ impf (litʹ sljózy v tri ručʹjá)
- рыда́ть в три ручья́ impf (rydátʹ v tri ručʹjá), зарыда́ть в три ручья́ pf (zarydátʹ v tri ručʹjá)
Related terms
References
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “ручей”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
- Chernykh, P. Ja. (1999) “ручей”, in Историко-этимологический словарь русского языка (in Russian), 3rd edition, volume 2 (панцирь – ящур), Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN, page 129
- Šanskij, N. M. (2004) “ручей”, in Školʹnyj etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka (in Russian), Moscow: Drofa
- Krylov, G. A. (2004) “ручей”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка (in Russian), Saint Petersburg: Victory, →ISBN
- Tsyhanenko, H. P. (1989) “ручей”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка (in Russian), 2nd edition, Kyiv: Radjanska shkola, →ISBN, page 363
- Semjonov, A. V. (2003) “ручей”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка (Русский язык от А до Я) (in Russian), Moscow: Junves, →ISBN
- Shaposhnikov, A. K. (2010) “ручей”, in Этимологический словарь современного русского языка (in Russian), volumes 2: (Начать – Я), Moscow: Flinta; Nauka, →ISBN, page 292
Further reading
- ручей in Большой толковый словарь, editor-in-chief С. А. Кузнецов – hosted at gramota.ru