дёготь
Russian edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *degъtь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *degut(j)as, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰegʷʰ-. Cognate with Slovak decht.
Likely a Baltic borrowing (cf. Lithuanian degùtas : dègti; Latvian deguts (“birch tar”) : degt). Absent in the South Slavic languages. Compare жечь (žečʹ).
Non-Slavic cognates include Ancient Greek θεπτανός (theptanós), Latin foveō (“warm”), Sanskrit दहति (dahati, “burn”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
дёготь • (djógotʹ) m inan (genitive дёгтя, nominative plural дёгти, genitive plural дёгтей)
Usage notes edit
In the oblique cases, the г used to be pronounced like х: дёгтя = djóxtja. This pronunciation is now considered dated.
Declension edit
Declension of дёготь (inan masc-form soft-stem accent-a reduc)
Related terms edit
- дёгтебетон (djógtebeton)
- дегтевой (degtevoj)
- дегтярный (degtjarnyj)