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Bulgarian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *ručьjь. Morphologically equivalent to руча́ (ručá, “to drone, to rattle”) + -ей (-ej).
Pronunciation
Noun
ру́чей • (rúčej) m (diminutive ру́чейче)
- brook, creek, beck (small, relatively fast river or stream)
- Synonym: (dialectal) блюка́ло (bljukálo)
- (by extension) stream, flux
- Synonyms: пото́к (potók), (dialectal) стру́га (strúga)
Declension
Declension of руче́й
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singular
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plural
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руче́й
ručéj
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руче́и
ručéi
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definite
(subject form)
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руче́ят
ručéjat
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руче́ите
ručéite
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definite
(object form)
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руче́я
ručéja
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руче́я
ručéja
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Derived terms
- ру́квам impf (rúkvam), ру́кна pf (rúkna, “to erupt, to gush; to shout, to cry out”)
- руча́ло (ručálo), ручи́ло (ručílo, “chanter, pipe”)
References
- “ручей”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “ручей”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
- Racheva, M., Todorov, T. A., editors (2002), “ручей”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 6 (пỳскам – словàр²), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 356
Russian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ručьjь. Akin to Ukrainian руча́й (ručáj), Czech ručej, Polish ruczaj.
Pronunciation
Noun
руче́й • (ručéj) m inan (genitive ручья́, nominative plural ручьи́, genitive plural ручьёв, relational adjective руче́йный or ручьево́й or ручьёвый, diminutive ручеёк)
- brook, stream, creek
Declension
Derived terms
- Phrases
References
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “ручей”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
- Chernykh, P. Ja. (1993) “ручей”, in Историко-этимологический словарь русского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), 3rd edition, volume 2 (панцирь – ящур), Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN, page 129
Further reading
- ручей in Большой толковый словарь, editor-in-chief С. А. Кузнецов – hosted at gramota.ru