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Russian
Alternative forms
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *čirьjь. Cognate to Bulgarian ци́рей (círej).
Pronunciation
Noun
чи́рей • (čírej) m inan (genitive чи́рья, nominative plural чи́рьи, genitive plural чи́рьев, relational adjective чи́рьевый)
- carbuncle, boil, abscess
1968, Константин Беляев [Konstantin Beljajev], Куплеты про евреев:Пришёл к врачу́ лечи́ть чи́рей,
Сам евре́й и врач евре́й.- Prišól k vračú lečítʹ čírej,
Sam jevréj i vrač jevréj. - Went to the doctor in relation to a boil
Myself a Jew and him a Jew
Declension