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Bulgarian
Etymology
Borrowed from Russian урожа́й (urožáj), from Proto-Slavic *uroďajь. Morphologically equivalent to Bulgarian уро́дя (uródja, “to give birth”) (dialectal) + -яй (-jaj). Identical with outdated native Bulgarian урожда́й (uroždáj, “brood”).
Pronunciation
Noun
урожа́й • (urožáj) m
- (dialectal) harvest, yield (usually rich, abundant)
- Synonyms: реко́лта (rekólta), бран (bran), до́бив (dóbiv)
- бога́т урожа́й ― bogát urožáj ― rich yield from harvest
Declension
Declension of урожа́й
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singular
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indefinite
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урожа́й urožáj
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definite (subject form)
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урожа́ят urožájat
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definite (object form)
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урожа́я urožája
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References
- “урожай”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “урожай”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
Russian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *uroďajь, whose middle part (*rodъ) yielded род (rod). Cognates include Polish urodzaj, Ukrainian врожа́й (vrožáj).
Pronunciation
Noun
урожа́й • (urožáj) m inan (genitive урожа́я, nominative plural урожа́и, genitive plural урожа́ев, relational adjective урожа́йный)
- crop, harvest, yield (yield of harvesting)
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Ukrainian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *uroďajь, whose middle part (*rodъ) yielded рід (rid). Cognates include Russian урожа́й (urožáj), Polish rodzaj.
Pronunciation
Noun
урожа́й • (urožáj) m inan (genitive урожа́ю, nominative plural урожаї́, genitive plural урожаї́в, relational adjective урожа́йний)
- harvest, crop (yield of harvesting)
- (figuratively) harvest, bounty
Usage notes
- The forms урожа́й (urožáj) (used after consonants or at the beginning of a clause) and врожа́й (vrožáj) (used after vowels) differ in pronunciation but are considered variants of the same word.
Declension
Declension of урожа́й (inan j-stem masc-form accent-c)
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References