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Russian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *tъska, which is perhaps related to то́щий (tóščij) or ти́скать (tískatʹ).
Pronunciation
Noun
тоска́ • (toská) f inan (genitive тоски́, uncountable)
- melancholy, depression
- boredom, ennui, weariness
- longing, yearning
2018, Молчат дома [Molchat Doma] (lyrics and music), “Тоска [Toska]”, in Этажи [Etazhi]:Не поджида́й у окна́,
Отда́й ключи́, мне пора́,
Лу́чше убе́й сама́ себя́,
Не вынужда́й, тоска́- Ne podžidáj u okná,
Otdáj ključí, mne porá,
Lúčše ubéj samá sebjá,
Ne vynuždáj, toská - (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Declension
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Descendants
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, volume 2 (панцирь – ящур), Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN, page 253