рыжий

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Russian

рыжий

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic рꙑжии (ryžii), from Proto-Slavic *ryďь, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁rūdʰ-yo-.

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Adjective

ры́жий (rýžij) (comparative (по)рыже́е or (по)рыже́й, diminutive ры́женький)

  1. red, sorrel
  2. (of hair) red, ginger
  3. (of a person or other thing that has hair) red-haired, red-headed, ginger

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Descendants

  • Ingrian: rььžoi

Noun

ры́жий (rýžijm anim (genitive ры́жего, nominative plural ры́жие, genitive plural ры́жих, feminine ры́жая, diminutive ры́женький)

  1. circus clown

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References

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “рыжий”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  • Chernykh, P. Ja. (1993) “рыжий”, in Историко-этимологический словарь русского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), 3rd edition, volumes 2 (панцирь – ящур), Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN, page 130