ягодица

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Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *agodica. By surface analysis, я́года (jágoda, berry) +‎ -ица (-ica), because of the round shape of buttocks: compare the dialectal senses.

Pronunciation

Noun

я́годица or ягоди́ца* (jágodica or jagodíca*f inan (genitive я́годицы or ягоди́цы*, nominative plural я́годицы or ягоди́цы*, genitive plural я́годиц or ягоди́ц*) (* more common but colloquial and sometimes proscribed)

  1. (anatomy) buttock
    Synonym: (humorous) полупо́пие (polupópije)
  2. (dialectal) cheekbone
  3. (dialectal) nipple

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Further reading

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