водоросль
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Russian
Alternative forms
- во́дросль (vódroslʹ) — colloquial, nonstandard
- во́доросель (vódoroselʹ) — rare, folklore
Etymology
From вода́ (vodá) + -о- (-o-) + -росл (-rosl) + -ь (-ʹ), based on a difficult-to-explain combination with расти́ (rastí, “to grow”) (compare the past feminine singular росла́ (roslá)). A parallel construction occurs in ле́торосль (létoroslʹ, “sprout”), also found as ле́торость (létorostʹ), with cognates Old Church Slavonic лѣторасль (lětoraslĭ), Czech letorost, Polish latorośl.
Pronunciation
Noun
во́доросль • (vódoroslʹ) f inan (genitive во́доросли, nominative plural во́доросли, genitive plural во́дорослей)
Declension
Declension of во́доросль (inan fem-form 3rd-decl accent-a)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | во́доросль vódoroslʹ |
во́доросли vódorosli |
| genitive | во́доросли vódorosli |
во́дорослей vódoroslej |
| dative | во́доросли vódorosli |
во́дорослям vódorosljam |
| accusative | во́доросль vódoroslʹ |
во́доросли vódorosli |
| instrumental | во́дорослью vódoroslʹju |
во́дорослями vódorosljami |
| prepositional | во́доросли vódorosli |
во́дорослях vódorosljax |