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шерсть

Etymology edit

Inherited from Old East Slavic сьрсть (sĭrstĭ), (since the 14th century) шьрсть (šĭrstĭ), from Proto-Slavic *sьrstь, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱer(s)- (rough hair, bristle) + *-tь, whence also Lithuanian šerys, English hair.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ʂɛrs⁽ʲ⁾tʲ]
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Noun edit

шерсть (šerstʹf inan (genitive ше́рсти, nominative plural ше́рсти, genitive plural шерсте́й, relational adjective шерстяно́й, diminutive шёрстка)

  1. fur, hair (animal hair or human body hair; contrast волосы and мех)
  2. wool (hair of an animal used to make clothing)
  3. woollen cloth, worsted, wadding

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References edit

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “шерсть”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  • Chernykh, P. Ja. (1993) “шерсть”, in Историко-этимологический словарь русского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), 3rd edition, volumes 2 (панцирь – ящур), Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN, page 410

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шерсть (šerstʹf inan (genitive ше́рсті or ше́рсти, uncountable)

  1. wool

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