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Etymology

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Inherited from Old East Slavic жьрдь (žĭrdĭ), from Proto-Slavic *žьrdь, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʰerdʰ-. Cognate with Polish żerdź, Slovak žrď.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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жердь (žerdʹf inan (genitive же́рди, nominative plural же́рди, genitive plural жерде́й)

  1. perch; pole; ricker

Declension

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