See also: дожд and дъжд

Russian edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Old East Slavic дъждь (dŭždĭ), from Proto-Slavic *dъždžь, with spelling from Church Slavonic.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [doʂtʲ]
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  • IPA(key): [doɕː] (less formal)
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Noun edit

дождь (doždʹm inan (genitive дождя́, nominative plural дожди́, genitive plural дожде́й, relational adjective дождево́й, diminutive до́ждик)

  1. (meteorology) rain
    Дождь идёт.
    Doždʹ idjót.
    It’s raining.

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References edit

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