ботва
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Russian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bъtъva. Cognate with Ukrainian бо́тва (bótva, “beet”), Belarusian бо́тва (bótva, “beet”), Polish boćwina. Further cognates possibly include Greek φυτόν (fytón).
Pronunciation
Noun
ботва́ • (botvá) f inan (genitive ботвы́, uncountable)
- leaves of root vegetables
- Лев Толстой, Хозяин и работник 1895:
- – Э́то что? – сказа́л он, ука́зывая на чёрную карто́фельную ботву́, торча́вшую из-по́д снега́
- – Éto što? – skazál on, ukázyvaja na čórnuju kartófelʹnuju botvú, torčávšuju iz-pód snegá
- - What’s that? - he said, pointing at swarty potatoe-leaves protruding above the snow
- – Э́то что? – сказа́л он, ука́зывая на чёрную карто́фельную ботву́, торча́вшую из-по́д снега́
- (slang) nonsense
- Synonym: чушь (čušʹ)
Declension
Related terms
- ботви́нья (botvínʹja)