отруби

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Russian

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *otrǫba. By surface analysis, от- (ot-) +‎ руби́ть (rubítʹ, to cut, hack, axe) +‎ (-i, plural ending).

Pronunciation

Noun

о́труби (ótrubif inan pl (genitive отрубе́й, plural only)

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

Etymology 2

See отруби́ть (otrubítʹ, verb), perfective form of руби́ть (rubítʹ, to cut, hack, axe).

Pronunciation

Verb

отруби́ (otrubí)

  1. second-person singular imperative perfective of отруби́ть (otrubítʹ)