See also: жесткий

Russian edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Old East Slavic жестъкъ (žestŭkŭ), from Proto-Slavic *žestъkъ. Cognate to Old Church Slavonic жестъ (žestŭ, hard), жестѣти (žestěti, to harden). Also related to жесто́кий (žestókij, cruel).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈʐos(t)kʲɪj]
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Adjective edit

жёсткий (žóstkij) (comparative (по)жёстче)

  1. hard, stiff, tough, rigid
    Synonyms: твёрдый (tvjórdyj), непода́тливый (nepodátlivyj), про́чный (próčnyj)

Declension edit

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Armenian: ժոստկի (žostki)

References edit

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