урожай

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See also: урожаи

Bulgarian

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian урожа́й (urožáj), from Proto-Slavic *uroďajь. Morphologically equivalent to Bulgarian уро́дя (uródja, to give birth) (dialectal) + -яй (-jaj). Identical with outdated native Bulgarian урожда́й (uroždáj, brood).

Pronunciation

Noun

урожа́й (urožájm

  1. (dialectal) harvest, yield (usually rich, abundant)
    Synonyms: реко́лта (rekólta), бран (bran), до́бив (dóbiv)
    бога́т урожа́йbogát urožájrich yield from harvest

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References

  • урожай”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • урожай”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *uroďajь, whose middle part (*rodъ) yielded род (rod). Cognates include Polish urodzaj, Ukrainian врожа́й (vrožáj).

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Noun

урожа́й (urožájm inan (genitive урожа́я, nominative plural урожа́и, genitive plural урожа́ев, relational adjective урожа́йный)

  1. crop, harvest, yield (yield of harvesting)

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Ukrainian

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Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *uroďajь, whose middle part (*rodъ) yielded рід (rid). Cognates include Russian урожа́й (urožáj), Polish rodzaj.

Pronunciation

Noun

урожа́й (urožájm inan (genitive урожа́ю, nominative plural урожаї́, genitive plural урожаї́в, relational adjective урожа́йний)

  1. harvest, crop (yield of harvesting)
  2. (figuratively) harvest, bounty

Usage notes

  • The forms урожа́й (urožáj) (used after consonants or at the beginning of a clause) and врожа́й (vrožáj) (used after vowels) differ in pronunciation but are considered variants of the same word.

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