тоска

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Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *tъska, which is perhaps related to то́щий (tóščij) or ти́скать (tískatʹ).

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Noun

тоска́ • (toská) f inan (genitive тоски́, uncountable)

  1. melancholy, depression
  2. boredom, ennui, weariness
  3. longing, yearning

Declension

Declension of тоска́ (inan sg-only fem-form velar-stem accent-b) 
singular
nominative тоска́
toská
genitive тоски́
toskí
dative тоске́
toské
accusative тоску́
toskú
instrumental тоско́й, тоско́ю
toskój, toskóju
prepositional тоске́
toské

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Descendants

  • → Kildin Sami: тоасськ (tåss’k)

References

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “тоска”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  • Chernykh, P. Ja. (1993) “тоска”, 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 253
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