Russian edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Old East Slavic [Term?], from Proto-Slavic *kryša, from *kryti (to cover, hide) + *-ša (< *-sja).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈkrɨʂə]
  • (file)

Noun edit

кры́ша (krýšaf inan (genitive кры́ши, nominative plural кры́ши, genitive plural крыш, diminutive кры́шка or кры́шечка)

  1. roof
    Synonym: кро́вля (króvlja)
    подводи́ть/подвести́ дом под кры́шуpodvodítʹ/podvestí dom pod krýšuto roof the house
  2. (figuratively) house, dwelling place
    Synonym: дом (dom)
  3. (colloquial, figuratively) head, mind
    у па́рня кры́ша не в поря́дкеu párnja krýša ne v porjádkethe guy's not right in the head
  4. (criminal slang) someone who provides protection or cover; the protection that is provided

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Descendants edit

  • Armenian: կռիշ (kṙiš)
  • Azerbaijani: krişa, krışa
  • Georgian: კრიშა (ḳriša)
  • Polish: krysza