Russian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old East Slavic жерело (žerelo), from Proto-Slavic *žerdlo (mouth, gorge).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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жерело́ (žerelón inan (genitive жерела́, nominative plural жере́ла, genitive plural жере́л)

  1. Alternative form of жерло́ (žerló)

Declension

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References

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