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Russian
Etymology
Borrowed from Ukrainian су́ржик (súržyk).
Pronunciation
Noun
су́ржик • (súržik) m inan (genitive су́ржика, nominative plural су́ржики, genitive plural су́ржиков)
- а mixture of wheat and rye, barley and rye, barley and oats, and similar
- (linguistics) Surzhyk
Declension
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Ukrainian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *sǫ- + *rъžь + *-ikъ
Pronunciation
Noun
су́ржик • (súržyk) m inan (genitive су́ржику, nominative plural су́ржики, genitive plural су́ржиків, relational adjective су́ржиковий)
- а mixture of wheat and rye, barley and rye, barley and oats, and similar; a flour from such a mixture
- (linguistics) Surzhyk
- 1965, Петро Панч, На калин. мості, 260:
Інститут.. послав експедицію до башкирських сіл Санжарівки і Боголюбівки для вивчення змін у мові переселенців із України.. Експедиція зупинилася в хаті удови Василини.. Господиня говорить тільки українською мовою, її дочка — вже суржиком.- Instytut.. poslav ekspedyciju do baškyrsʹkyx sil Sanžarivky i Boholjubivky dlja vyvčennja zmin u movi pereselenciv iz Ukrajiny.. Ekspedycija zupynylasja v xati udovy Vasylyny.. Hospodynja hovorytʹ tilʹky ukrajinsʹkoju movoju, jiji dočka — vže suržykom.
- The Institute.. sent an expedition to the Bashkir villages Sanzharivky and Boholyubivky to study the changes in the language of immigrants from Ukraine.. The expedition stopped in the house of the widow Vasilisa.. The hostess spoke only Ukrainian, her daughter - already in Surzhyk.
Declension
Declension of су́ржик (inan velar masc-form accent-a)
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