тирса

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Ukrainian

 тирса on Ukrainian Wikipedia
тирса (etymology 1)
тирса (ковила волосиста, etymology 2)

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Etymology 1

Probably related to те́рти (térty).[1]

Noun

ти́рса (týrsaf inan (genitive ти́рси, uncountable)

  1. sawdust
Declension

Etymology 2

Probably from *ди́рза (*dýrza), borrowed from Lithuanian dirsė (brome).[1]

Noun

ти́рса (týrsaf inan (genitive ти́рси, uncountable)

  1. hairy feathergrass (grass of the species Stipa capillata)
    Synonym: ковила́ волоси́ста f (kovylá volosýsta)
Declension

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

ти́рса (týrsam inan

  1. genitive singular of тирс (tyrs)

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Melnychuk, O. S., editor (2006), “тирса”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), volume 5 (Р – Т), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, →ISBN, page 573

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