дёготь

Russian

Etymology

Cognate with Slovak decht. Absent in the South Slavic languages. Non-Slavic cognates include Ancient Greek θεπτανός, Latin foveō (“warm”), Sanskrit दहति (dahati, “burn”). Compare Old Church Slavonic жєщи.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈdʲɵgətʲ/

Noun

дёготь • (djógot’) m inanimate

1. tar, pitch

Usage notes

In the oblique cases, the г used to be pronounced like х: дёгтя = djóxtja. This pronunciation is now considered dated.

Declension

    declension of дёготь

	singular	plural
nominative	дёготь	дёгти
genitive	дёгтя	дёгтей
dative	дёгтю	дёгтям
accusative	дёготь	дёгти
instrumental	дёгтем	дёгтями
prepositional	дёгте	дёгтях

Related terms

• дёгтебетон
• дегтевой
• дегтярный